IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
CASA DEL DIEZMO 3, LEVEL S
Session information
The pervasive nature of bullying, sexual harassment and gender inequality in the legal profession – be part of the solution!
Monday 16 September (1115 - 1230)
CASA DEL DIEZMO 3, LEVEL S
Committee(s)
Women Lawyers' Committee
(Lead)
IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Law Firm Management Committee
Description
Join us for an insightful discussion into law firm culture, focusing on issues such as bullying and sexual harassment and gender parity. The panel will consider how failing to make these issues a top priority impedes the career progression of women. By shedding light on the challenges women face at work we aim to foster a more inclusive and supportive atmosphere that empowers female professionals to succeed.
We will consider the latest data and reinvigorate the discussion on bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession since the IBA "Us Too?" report of 2019, as well as the findings of the ambitious "50:50 by 2030" project. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on breaking down gender barriers and discrimination, and creating a safer, more equitable legal profession for all.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Sara Louise Carnegie | International Bar Association, London, England; Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
Speakers
| Christina Blacklaws | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Officer, Bar Issues Commission |
| Jeffrey Davis | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board |
| Antonia Rodriguez AC CMG | Abogadas MX, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Mykola Stetsenko | Ukrainian Bar Association, Kyiv, Ukraine; President/ Chairperson, Ukrainian Bar Association |
| Adeola Sunmola | Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Lagos, Nigeria; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |