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Intersecting Disadvantages: Race, Gender, and Age Discrimination Among Attorneys

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  • Todd A. Collins
  • Tao L. Dumas
  • Laura P. Moyer

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Objective This article explores the impact of race, gender, age, and intersectionality on attorneys' perceptions of unfair treatment by other lawyers and on satisfaction with their legal careers. Method Using an original survey of over 2,000 attorneys, ordered logit is utilized to analyze attorneys’ perceptions of disparate treatment based on race, gender, and age and to test whether minority female attorneys face unique barriers within their professional relationships. Results We find that minority women are more likely than others to perceive unfair treatment based on race, gender, and age. This also contributes to lower career satisfaction for attorneys who are women of color than for other groups. Conclusion The findings have important implications for understanding attorney relationships and potential barriers for minority groups within a profession's culture. These obstacles not only impact attorneys, but could also influence attorney choice for citizens and the prospects for a representative judiciary.

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  • Todd A. Collins & Tao L. Dumas & Laura P. Moyer, 2017. "Intersecting Disadvantages: Race, Gender, and Age Discrimination Among Attorneys," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 98(5), pages 1642-1658, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:98:y:2017:i:5:p:1642-1658
    DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12376
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    1. Markovic, Milan & Plickert, Gabriele, 2019. "The paradox of minority attorney satisfaction," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    2. Krzysztof Klincewicz & Szymon Szumiał, 2022. "Successful patenting—not only how, but with whom: the importance of patent attorneys," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 127(9), pages 5111-5137, September.
    3. Joni Hersch, 2023. "Gender, race, and job satisfaction of law graduates: Intersectional evidence from the National Survey of College Graduates," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(2), pages 339-376, June.

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