VivirLatino

According to a recent report by the American Bar Association, Latina and other women of color attorneys are leaving their posts at top firms across the country. The reason? Besides having to face the glass ceiling because of their gender, these mujeres deal with racism that ranges from the subtle to the not so subtle.

An American Indian attorney is asked where she keeps her tomahawk. White male partners look past a black lawyer, assuming she is clerical staff. An Asian attorney is called a “dragon lady” when she asserts herself.

The report, titled Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms, was conducted by the bar association with the help of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Questionnaires were sent to about 1,300 attorneys, both men and women, and responses came from 72 percent, or 920.

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