#WomensMonth: How the legal industry can redress gender inequality

In 2015, there were 15‚004 practicing male attorneys compared to 8‚708 female attorneys‚ according to a report published in De Rebus. With less than 6% of women in leadership roles within the industry, how can women change the game in a disproportionally male-dominated industry?

Three of Centurion Law Group’s female lawyers from across Africa share their views of inequality, the unique challenges they have faced and how the profession needs to move forward to become more gender inclusive.

Are there enough women in law?

Keseena Chengadu, senior associate and executive director: International figures indicate the number of women enrolling in law studies outnumbers men, and we often hear that women perform higher than men. But there are many companies out there that will give you the chance to develop yourself and your career – and this is how we will change the industry. We encourage and value the quality of work of our colleagues without prejudice and have many female employees at the top positions of the company.

Onyeka Cindy Ojogbo, associate attorney: The number of female lawyers, fortunately, does increase every year. For me, the big representation issue in the profession is that there are so few female lawyers at the top. These statistics are not very encouraging for younger female lawyers.

Yet women are now breaking out of the traditional path by starting their own bespoke law firms and taking charge of the narrative in the industry. Together, they encourage us all to get behind them and show us that women can and will have a seat at the table…

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