When you look at the number of Idaho women pursuing law as a profession, the numbers dwindle as the positions rise. More than 40 percent of Idaho law students are women, but their predecessors now practicing law make up just 25 percent of the more than 4,700 active attorneys in the Idaho State Bar. And as lawyers move from associate to partner, to equity partner and to leadership committees, the demographics skew increasingly male. Among attorneys who aspire to become judges, fewer than 12 percent in Idaho's district courts are women, says Nicole Hancock, president of Idaho Women Lawyers. Nationwide, that percentage is about 30/Kristin Rodine, Idaho Statesman. More here.

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Question: If you needed a lawyer, would it make a difference to you whether the attorney was male or female?