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Ms. JD Leadership Summit '08 - Video of Chief Judge Kaye
At the Ms. JD Leadership Summit April 4-5 in New York City, attendees were delighted by Chief Judge Judith Kaye's opening remarks. Judge Kaye, who sits on the New York Court of Appeals, inspired the student delegates with reflections on the advancement of women in the legal profession and the challenges female lawyers still face...

Women in the Profession Summit at CLE Conference Center June 18
The Women in the Profession Committee will hold its first Women in the Profession Summit at The CLE Conference Center on Wednesday, June 18. The summit will focus, in part, on the best practices for the retention and promotion of women lawyers and feature a keynote address by Charisse Lillie, vice president of human resources for Comcast Corporation and senior vice president of human resources for Comcast Cable...

Women Leaving The Law How Come And What Can Be Done About It
The whole issue of women in law is a persistant one, particularly given the rapid rise of women graduates and women lawyers who enter the profession only to then ‘disappear’ some place...

Microsoft Technology Summit- mts08
So… I spent most of last week in Redmond, on the Microsoft campus, attending the fourth ‘Microsoft Tech Summit.’ The name is sort of misleading. It does describe the subject matter fairly well- the presentations were mostly pretty technical, and they were very much about Microsoft...

A quick update on some Ms. JD projects
Busy week for Ms. JD! This is just a quick update--more later today. We'll be announcing the winners of our work/life balance essay contest this week, so check back. We've also begun interviewing prospective Ms...

Must Read: ABA Commission of Women - Oral Histories of Women Trailblazers in the Law
The ABA Commission on Women has compiled the testimonials of 17 remarkable women, including Professor Barbara Babcock and Judge Dorothy Nelson - both Ms. JD contributors, and Judge Betty Weinberg Ellerin - one of this year's Honored Guests at Ms...

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Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women