• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    They’re just called lawyers, unless they’re lawyering with their genitals and their sex is somehow relevant.

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        1 month ago

        Maybe from an equity perspective, but not from a lawyer perspective. So you’d probably say “we need more women in law”.

        Because the topic is women. If the topic was lawyering, then sex won’t come up.

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          Immediate scenario that came to mind here is

          The client demanded any other public defender, as long as they weren’t black or female.

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      “70% of lawyers suffer discrimination in the workplace but only 30% of lawyers face discrimination.”