Corporate Leavers - The Cost of Employee Turnover Due to Unfairness
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Were They Afraid We Were Planning a Coup D'etat?
I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing.
Rick Bodwell's Experience
My advice to law firms is to ask questions of their associates, try to understand the issues facing LGBT employees, be supportive of their community activities, ensure that they are receiving proper feedback and social opportunities.
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I did have frustrations with the diversity committee. It often seemed that they did not consider LGBT individuals to be minorities.