‘Mothered’ and Othered: (In)visibility of Care Responsibility and Gender in Processes of Excluding Women from Norwegian Law Firms

Selma Therese Lyng
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Selma Therese Lyng: Work Research Institute of Oslo

Chapter 4 in Revealing and Concealing Gender, 2010, pp 76-99 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In line with a pattern widespread in Western societies, Norwegian professions are characterized by a seemingly paradoxical situation regarding the female proportion: while generally representing the majority in several elite educations and professions, women still constitute a minority in senior and top levels. This gap is particularly conspicuous in increasingly commercialized, prestigious and high commitment segments (Gulbrandsen et al, 2002). In the legal profession, while women currently constitute more than 605 of law school students, and half of the recruits hired by Norwegian corporate law firms, the drop-out from these firms is highly gendered, leaving intact the male dominance (88%) in the most prestigious, powerful and economically rewarding partner positions (Halrynjo, 2008; Lyng, 2008; NSSDS, 2007; Norwegian Bar Association, 2008).

Keywords: Parental Leave; Maternity Leave; Legal Profession; Care Responsibility; Dominant Discourse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230285576_5

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