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‘Mothered’ and Othered: (In)visibility of Care Responsibility and Gender in Processes of Excluding Women from Norwegian Law Firms

In: Revealing and Concealing Gender

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  • Selma Therese Lyng

    (Work Research Institute of Oslo)

Abstract

In line with a pattern widespread in Western societies, Norwegian professions are characterized by a seemingly paradoxical situation regarding the female proportion: while generally representing the majority in several elite educations and professions, women still constitute a minority in senior and top levels. This gap is particularly conspicuous in increasingly commercialized, prestigious and high commitment segments (Gulbrandsen et al, 2002). In the legal profession, while women currently constitute more than 605 of law school students, and half of the recruits hired by Norwegian corporate law firms, the drop-out from these firms is highly gendered, leaving intact the male dominance (88%) in the most prestigious, powerful and economically rewarding partner positions (Halrynjo, 2008; Lyng, 2008; NSSDS, 2007; Norwegian Bar Association, 2008).

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  • Selma Therese Lyng, 2010. "‘Mothered’ and Othered: (In)visibility of Care Responsibility and Gender in Processes of Excluding Women from Norwegian Law Firms," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Patricia Lewis & Ruth Simpson (ed.), Revealing and Concealing Gender, chapter 4, pages 76-99, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28557-6_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230285576_5
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