A Diversity Program Without Work/Life Componet Just Won’t Work

Are the diversity programs of law firms effective in retaining women? Apparently not: Only 17.9 percent of partners are women, and only 1.48 percent are women of color. The problem is not so much recruitment as it is attrition. This article explains why a diversity program that lacks an effective work/life component will fail to control attrition, and thus fail to achieve its goals. It also provides in-house counsel with concrete guidance on how to measure whether a law firm's diversity efforts are serious and effective.

Print Location Joan C. Williams, A Diversity Program Without Work/Life Component Just Won't Work, Diversity and the Bar (July-Aug 2007).
Online Location http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1495

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