The slow march to equality has gone backwards for women in corporate law firms after a slump in the rate of women being promoted to partner.
In the worst survey result in three years for gender diversity, just 30.7 per cent of partners (35 of 114) who made partner in the most recent promotion round at Australia's largest law firms were women.
Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
