Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................3 I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................11 II. PREVIOUS YLS STUDIES ON GENDER: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .................................................................... 13 III. Methodology .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Iv. Results ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 A. Classroom dynamics ......................................................................................................................... 21 B. beyond the classroom ..................................................................................................................... 34 1. Availability ........................................................................................................................................ 34 2. Advocacy ........................................................................................................................................... 41 3. Collaborative Work.............................................................................................................................51 4. Mentoring ......................................................................................................................................... 55 5. Providing Feedback .......................................................................................................................... 60 6. Summary of Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 61
V. A NOTE ON FACULTY DIVERSITY...................................................................................................................63 Appendix A: CONTINUING DISPARITIES IN THE LEGAL FIELD .........................................................................65 Appendix B: STUDENT INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTIONS AND QUESTIONS .........................................................67 Appendix C: classroom monitoring Tool ................................................................................................ 77 Appendix D: STUDENT RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS AND QUESTIONS ...............................................................79 Appendix E: Secondary Journal Masthead Data......................................................................................88