Is the practice of law in New Hampshire affected by gender?
Most (451 of the 470 responses received) answered the key question: “Is the practice of law in New Hampshire affected by gender?” Of that number, 63.4 percent of the respondents (284) indicated that gender does affect the practice of law in New Hampshire. Respondents were then invited to identify any number of ten areas where they believed that gender affected their work. Those areas included: salary, promotions, networking, rainmaking, admission to professional organizations, treatment in the courts by any court employee, treatment by clients, treatment by other attorneys, choice of practice area, and informal/social practice-related activities. Many respondents indicated that gender-based “treatment by other attorneys” affected their practice. That was followed by “networking” (167), “treatment by clients” (155) and “informal/social practice-related activities” (151), “rainmaking” (138), “salary” (127) and “choice of practice area” (117). Respondents also identified “promotions” (104
