http://ms-jd.org/tag/practice The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://ms-jd.org/be-open-change <p><em>By Deborah R. Schwarzer, Of Counsel, GCA Law Partners LLP</em> I’m reluctantly realizing that I’m ancient. But with age comes history, experience and, with luck, perspective. When I attended the University of Chicago Law School in the early 80’s, women made up about 30% of the class. We weren’t pioneers; those in earlier classes served in that role. We weren’t all alike. And we didn’t have to wear those horrible blouses with the gigantic self-bows that women just a few years back had had to wear (I have incriminating pictures of my sister, also a J.D., in one of those). But we still weren’t the same as the guys, especially when it came to employment. I fled West, fearing that my gender would stand in my way (I had clerked in Cincinnati one summer and was appalled by attitudes there, particularly outside the legal community. I didn’t like being called “a lady lawyer.” I did not wish to be regarded as a novelty, like a talking dog).</p> <p><a href="http://ms-jd.org/be-open-change">read more</a></p> http://ms-jd.org/be-open-change#comments Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law Advice Change Practice Professionals Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:13:05 -0500 Deborah R. Schwarzer 62 at http://ms-jd.org