The Association of Women Solicitors is involved in a number of campaigns to support women solicitors. Details of our latest campaigns appear below.
For more information or to get involved in any of our campaigns, please contact the AWS chair.
Campaign to Encourage More Women solicitors to apply for Judicial and Public Appointments.
The Association of Women Solicitors launched a campaign in January 2009 to encourage more women to apply for judicial and public appointments. The campaign l seeks to give women solicitors guidance on making applications to the bench and to public appointments. It will actively encourage women solicitors to apply for such appointments and will given them the confidence to succeed.
The last few years have certainly seen an increase in women appointed to the Court bench.However the overall repesentation is still less than 25% and anecdotal evidence suggests that women solicitors still lack the confidence to apply. The AWS is therefore working closely with other organisations, such as the Law Society and the Judicial Appointments Commission to help and encourage appropriate candidates to apply for judicial office and other public posts.
Campaign Related Links
UK Association of Women Judges
www.judicialappointments.gov.uk – Judicial Appointments Commission
www.thewnc.org.uk/wnc/public_appointments.html - Women in Public Life Appointments Vacancies
EQUAL PAY CAMPAIGN
The joint Association of Women Solicitors/Law Society Equal Pay Campaign was launched on 20 May 2008 at the inaugural AWS Fiona Woolf lecture. The campaign continues to draw attention to the inequalities of pay in the legal sector, and explore its causes and potential solutions. The aim is to identify steps the sector can take to address the problem and recommend actions. The campaign may also lead to the development of products and services to support practices in addressing pay inequality.
Press release issued on 22 May 2008- AWS and Law Society joining forces to address pay inequalities for women
For more information or to get involved in any of our campaigns, please contact the AWS Chair.
