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The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance is a think tank dedicated to creating work environments centered on inclusion and innovative thought leadership. The Alliance empowers organizations with the tools necessary for advancing women, fostering flexibility, and retaining top talent.
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Action Step – Attaining Gender Diversity at the Top
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
We recently released our 2022 New Partner Report, consisting of an annual examination of data regarding the gender breakdown of attorneys promoted to partnership from over 200 of the nation’s largest and top-grossing law firms. The Alliance then hosted our New Partner Summit, encompassing an in-depth discussion regarding the results of the new partner report, highlighting best practices, and featuring talent leaders from 4-time “Tipping the Scales” firms1 to discuss strategies for achieving gender parity.
Our 2022 New Partner Report and New Partner Summit mentioned the concerning results in the 2022 new partner class of U.S. law firms, as the share of women among new partners was 40.2%, demonstrating a 0.7% decrease from the previous year’s figure, and significant year-over-year dip of 4.2% at the nation’s top grossing AmLaw 50 firms2. This decline is even more troubling considering that the average new partner class actually increased substantially and the gap of the share of new women partners compared to the shares of women associates and women summer associates widened3.
Additionally, NALP’s recent report shows that this pipeline gap is more drastic when looking at women of color, as women of color comprise less than 5% of the partnership, despite over a quarter of the summer associate class being women of color4. The Alliance has the following important recommendations to create long-lasting change and improve gender parity at the leadership level…
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Action Step – Executive Presence In A Hybrid Environment
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
During the pandemic, employees working from home were simultaneously having to manage personal and professional obligations as typical support structures ceased to exist. At that time, the expectation at many organizations was for employees to do their best in terms of how they presented themselves – for example, employees sometimes needed to have cameras off and mute themselves. While many organizations have adopted hybrid and virtual work environments permanently since the pandemic, the rules of engagement have changed or may not be clear. We encourage organizations to clarify norms and expectations, and we recommend that individuals also act with intentionality regarding executive presence…
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Action Step – Partner with the Alliance to Make Your Flexible Work and D&I Initiatives A Success
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
As 2022 comes to an end, many of us are already knee deep in planning and implementing new programs, policies and practices for 2023. This upcoming year will be pivotal for many organizations, as a number of them are planning on implementing new work environments, reengineering office space, creating novel policies, and offering innovative talent benefits/resources. Make sure to partner with the Alliance to gain Collaboration, Capabilities and Community which will help ensure top notch policies and practices in the areas of D&I, talent, and flexibility.
Members: continue reading this Action Step in the Member Resource Center
To read this entire Action Step become a member of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance. To learn more contact Manar Morales.