Gender in the Legal Profession: Fitting or Breaking the Mould

Author:   Joan Brockman
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:  

9780774808354


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Format:   Paperback
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An analysis of the causes and implications of the gendered structure of the legal profession in Canada and elsewhere. The author concludes that until there is significant change in how women are perceived in relation to domestic duties, it is unlikely that they will attain equality within the legal profession.

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Author:   Joan Brockman
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780774808354


ISBN 10:   0774808357
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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A fascinating, accessible read ... Brockman’s outstanding book provides much food for thought about systemic problems that persist within a profession that is supposed to stand for justice in our society, and both short-term and long-term strategies to deal with them. -- Susan B. Boyd * Labour/Le Travail, Fall 2003 * Present[s] insightful accounts of the careers of mena and women lawyers, and the obstacles encountered by them, supported by sound scholarship and percipient analyses. -- Margaret Thornton * Sydney Law Review (2001) 23(4): 625-629 *


Present[s] insightful accounts of the careers of mena and women lawyers, and the obstacles encountered by them, supported by sound scholarship and percipient analyses. -- Margaret Thornton Sydney Law Review (2001) 23(4): 625-629 A fascinating, accessible read ... Brockman's outstanding book provides much food for thought about systemic problems that persist within a profession that is supposed to stand for justice in our society, and both short-term and long-term strategies to deal with them. -- Susan B. Boyd Labour/Le Travail, Fall 2003


Present[s] insightful accounts of the careers of mena and women lawyers, and the obstacles encountered by them, supported by sound scholarship and percipient analyses. -- Margaret Thornton * Sydney Law Review (2001) 23(4): 625-629 * A fascinating, accessible read ... Brockman's outstanding book provides much food for thought about systemic problems that persist within a profession that is supposed to stand for justice in our society, and both short-term and long-term strategies to deal with them. -- Susan B. Boyd * Labour/Le Travail, Fall 2003 *


A fascinating, accessible read ... Brockman's outstanding book provides much food for thought about systemic problems that persist within a profession that is supposed to stand for justice in our society, and both short-term and long-term strategies to deal with them. -- Susan B. Boyd * Labour/Le Travail, Fall 2003 * Present[s] insightful accounts of the careers of mena and women lawyers, and the obstacles encountered by them, supported by sound scholarship and percipient analyses. -- Margaret Thornton * Sydney Law Review (2001) 23(4): 625-629 *


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Joan Brockman teaches in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University.

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