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Why Do So Few Women Reach the Top of Big Law Firms?

By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN
Law schools now graduate as many women as men, but the number of women who are partners at major law firms nationwide has remained stagnant.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/business/yourmoney/19law.html?ex=1143522000&en=55d8eacd33c779f9&ei=5070&emc=eta1

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