Leanne Mezrani

Women who take a career break should maintain their professional networks to ensure a smooth re-entry into the workforce; that was the consensus among a panel of high-profile legal professionals at the Australian Women Lawyers Conference over the weekend.

The gender pay gap among law graduates is widening, outraging educators who claim women often outperform men in their legal studies.

A landmark study by the Law Council of Australia has found that women face significant levels of discrimination, with one of the study’s key figures telling Lawyers Weekly the profession is a “men’s only club”.