HBA Committee Promotes Gender Fairness

The mission of the HBA Gender Fairness Committee, created in 2003, is to examine issues related to gender fairness in the legal profession and develop programs that provide a forum for discussion of these issues, including training and support for attorneys. The committee promotes awareness within the profession and encourages law firms and corporate legal departments to set policies that promote gender fairness.

This year, the committee's focus was on "best practices: past and future." Among other activities, the committee hosted a Fall Associates Luncheon and a Management Breakfast in the spring, designed to provide managing partners with anonymous feedback from an associate's perspective regarding how Houston firms have met and continue to progress toward these goals.