In an effort to address the needs of women lawyers in India and enable them to exercise greater influence in the workplace, a group of female legal practitioners has established “SOWL” – the Society of Women Lawyers.
The idea for the society came up at a conference of female lawyers in February 2009. The event, which was attended by more than 90 women, was organized by the chair of the Women’s Business Lawyers Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. Among the small number of male attendees were India’s additional solicitor general, Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, and the president of the Society of Indian Law Firms, Lalit Bhasin.
Although the percentage of women practising law in India is at a record high, the number of female senior advocates, law firm partners and judges is disproportionately small. “Look at the numbers! With such a vast talent pool of women lawyers, how many of them are sitting judges?” asked Priti Suri, the proprietor of PSA and president of SOWL. “The Supreme Court has not even one; the same applies for senior advocates.”
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