Jenny R. Yang is a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She served as Chair of the Commission from September 1, 2014 to January 22, 2017. Prior to that, Ms. Yang served as Vice Chair of the EEOC beginning on April 28, 2014.

Women, across cultural lines, face obstacles in working together and supporting each other in a male dominated legal profession. The promotion of full and equal participation in the legal profession involves eliminating bias and increasing diversity.

The Consortium for Advancing Women Lawyers provides the platform to support a national movement by bringing together thought leaders from across the country who are leading initiatives to advance women in the legal profession.

Speakers and attendees include chief legal officers and general counsel, law firm managing partners, judges, government officials, elected officials, law school deans, bar presidents, and other preeminent lawyers, as well as academics and business leaders who are positioned to make significant an

On April 26-28, 2017, the Center for Women in Law convened leaders for its fifth Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™.

Described by one partner at a top law firm as “the most practical tool I’ve encountered in my 20 years of practicing,” the Women in Law Institute is an all-day, intensive workshop for law students, judicial clerks, and LL.M.’s.

Meet the Challenge: What's Next for Women Lawyers?

For more information on the program and the complete agenda, please go to the Texas Women Lawyers website.

Executive Director Linda Chanow led a conversation on how growth mindset will create more pathways to success and minimize the effects of gender bias in the legal profession.

Program Agenda & SpeakersJudicial Advisory Committee for Promoting Women as Lead Counsel

The LEAD Academy is a leadership-development program born out of a desire to assist women attorneys in attaining the highest level of success in their firms and organizations, in their communities, and in the legal profession.

Executive Director Chanow participated in a special Women’s Leadership Workshop at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention.

Hilda Galvan is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who focuses on complex intellectual property litigation. For over 20 years, Hilda has represented plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts across the country and in the International Trade Commission.

For four decades, Nina Cortell has represented corporations, public entities and individuals in cases that have put her at the forefront of Texas litigation practice.