Women Criminal Defense Attorneys: The Glass Ceiling Begins to Crack

Every passing day there is a new book or story about the challenges facing women in their pursuit of success and equality. The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance — What Women Should Know, co-authored by journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, takes on the issue of women lacking confidence even when they are more competent than their male counterparts. The book was highlighted in an Atlantic Article and has received a tremendous amount of media attention, both positive and critical, from outlets like the Washington Post and Slate, which criticizes the book as being nothing more than a cheerleading exercise for rich successful women.

This isn’t the only recent addition to the conversation. There is a new book called 9 Ways We are Screwing up Our Girls and How We can Stop by Anea Bogue which has been highlighted on the Maria Shriver Blog and on The Shriver Report. The book forces all of us to take an honest look at how we contribute to the messages that young girls receive, which result in the lack of confidence discussed above.

Regardless of where you land on any of these discussions, what’s important is that the conversation is alive and well.  For decades, professional women wouldn’t dare openly discuss a “woman’s issue” for fear that it would set them apart from their male colleagues and harm their career prospects. The fact that the conversation about women in business and law continues is an encouraging sign, to me, that the glass ceiling is beginning to crack in a big way.