“Oh, I see! You were just joking about how I can’t work because I have children. Hilarious!”
If I hear a comment that comes off as sexist, I’ll flip it on its head and serve it back that way, so the person who stated it hears how it sounds. Humor works for me because it helps me to be more objective about it instead of being mired in my frustrations.
— Jenny Ecklund, a partner in Thompson & Knight’s Dallas office, explaining how she uses humor to overcome unconscious gender bias against women in the law firm setting. Big Law Business interviewed four other partners for their takes on how to “climb the Biglaw ladder” as a woman. Click here to see their coverage.
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