![]() ![]() Below I’ve included my interpretation and summary of Adichie’s 15 suggestions on how to parent and what values to instill in raising a feminist daughter. And what we expect the workplace to look like 50 years from now will affect how we raise our kids today. ![]() It’s important to the conversation on gender disparities in the workplace because thinking about how to raise our children begs the question of how to change our behaviors and actions now to make gender equality more real for our children. ![]() The book consists of 15 suggestions on how to raise a feminist daughter. This means that men make up only 55% of incoming Big Law associates but almost 85% of equity partners.ĭear Ijeawele is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s letter to a friend, who asked how to raise her baby girl a feminist in today’s world. Currently, women make up about 47% of graduating law school classes and 45% of incoming Big Law associates but only 16% of equity partners. “When your children and grandchildren ask you what you did in the war against racial and gender inequality, what will you say?” – a mentorĪ recent study by The American Lawyer revealed that at our current rate, female equity partners will not reach 30 percent until 2081, and without extraordinary new efforts, parity remains only a distant possibility. JD Book Reviews, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector Join the Conversation: A Book Review of Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions By Tammy Zhu ![]()
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