Session to launch preliminary findings from 'Phase 2' of the IBA Raising the Bar: Women in Law project - a global survey to understand women's experiences working in the legal profession, discuss the findings of the project to date and what's next. Hearing from speakers from different sectors and considering any impact following the shift in focus away from Diversity and Inclusion policies which will have been underway since January 2025. Has the backlash followed in other countries outside the US?

Session/ Workshop Chair(s):
Sarah Carnegie, International Bar Association, London, England; Council Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
Isla Tobin, International Bar Association, London, England

Speakers: 
Steeves Bujold, McCarthy Tetrault, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Events Officer, LGBTQI+ Law Committee
Melissa Davis, MD Communications, London, England
Erika Levin, Fox Rothschild, New York, New York, USA; Scholarship Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee
Olufunmi Oluyede, TRLPLAW Solicitors, Lagos, Nigeria; Co-Chair, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council

Please note that there is a cost to attend.