Persephone Magazine

From the article:

On an almost daily basis, another younger lawyer and I have been spoken down to, disrespected or had our legal advice disregarded, all because of our gender. This is not to say that all of our clients have acted in such a way, indeed, the vast majority are incredibly grateful for our assistance. But when a client makes baseless comments about my abilities because of my gender, it became hard not to take it personally. I’ve had a client say to me, “Oh, I didn’t think you’d be any good because of your fancy nails.” I was so taken aback by that statement. My nails somehow indicate my ability as a lawyer? If I had been a young male lawyer wearing a South Park tie, would he have said to me, “Oh, I didn’t think you’d be any good because of your silly tie?” I think not. He was judging my ability based on something that has no bearing on my ability as a lawyer, but did relate to my gender.

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