Climbing the Ladder and Narrowing the Gap…Good Job for Lawyers (Never Thought I’d Say That…)

Just a short note to say that, despite all the semi“car-related” lawyer jokes my colleague tells me: (like “what’s the   difference between a finding a deer run over by a motor vehicle and an attorney in the same condition?… there are skid marks in front of the deer,” etc.), as a follow-up to my last entry regarding the dichotomy between men and women in certain industries, it seems that more progress is made in some business fields as opposed to others.  I just had to mention the recent appointment of Nina Gussack to Chairwoman of Pepper Hamilton LLP, adding her to the list of very[few] women to make it to the top of America’s largest law firms.  Ms. Gussak was recognized as one of the biggest “rainmakers” at one of the nation’s largest law firms and her appointment was recognized by women nationwide.  It seems as if the “professions” (medicine, law, etc.) have progressed a bit more in “wearing the clothes of modernity” as it were…  At any rate, congratulations Ms. Gussack!