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Stat Of The Week: Percentage Of Women Lawyers In Context

Lawyers are tied with EMTs and computer systems analysts in terms of percentage of women in the profession.

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This past Wednesday was, of course, International Women’s Day, dedicated to “celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” To help mark the occasion, the Boston Globe published a chart detailing the gender proportions of all professions for which the U.S. Department of Labor keeps data.

Topping the chart are “preschool and kindergarten teachers,” with 97.5% women. At the bottom are “heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics,” with 0.5% women. With 35.7% women, “lawyers” are tied with “emergency medical technicians and paramedics” and “computer systems analysts” in the bottom reaches of the middle third of the 359 profession tracked. The relevant excerpt of the chart below. (The whole thing is here.)

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Source: The Boston Globe (employing U.S. Dept. of Labor data).

For a highly granular look at gender diversity in U.S. law firms, check out the ATL Law Firm Gender Diversity Index.

Brian Dalton is the director of research for Breaking Media. Feel free to email him with any questions or comments.

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