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Dissonance and distrust : women in the legal profession /

Based on interviews with more than 100 women lawyers, this study examines women's experiences in the Australian legal profession and explains why simply 'letting in' more women does not necessarily change the masculinist culture of the professions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thornton, Margaret (Margaret Rose)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Women lawyers > Australia.
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation > Australia.
Avocates > Australie.
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation.
Women lawyers.
Australia.
Rechtsanwältin
Juristin
Australien
Women judges > Australia.
Women > Employment > Sex discrimination
Australia
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Based on interviews with more than 100 women lawyers, this study examines women's experiences in the Australian legal profession and explains why simply 'letting in' more women does not necessarily change the masculinist culture of the professions.
Physical Description:xii, 323 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-313) and index.
ISBN:0195536614
9780195536614