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Originally Posted by ferrets_bueller
GGG:
Almost certainly because I am older, I cannot agree that the workplace now is pretty much the same as the one my wife, esq., and I entered in the early '70s. Less than 3% of our law school class was women. Less than 1% were black. When my wife went to work at what was then a mid-size law firm on Wall Street, there were no women partners and she was the second woman associate. Black lawyers were mythical creatures on Wall Street.
Is the profession where it should be on these issues? No. But it is far, far better than it was.
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Dude, that was 40 years ago! Black partners are at 1% today. The progress you're pointing to is the absolute minimum.
TM
