This statistic depicts the gender distribution of employees in the legal profession in the United States as of 2021. Among lawyers employed in the U.S., approximately 42 percent were women.
Gender distribution of employed lawyers in the U.S. 2021
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Statista. (January 20, 2022). Gender distribution of employed lawyers in the U.S. 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318802/gender-distribution-of-employees-in-the-legal-profession-us/
Statista. "Gender distribution of employed lawyers in the U.S. 2021." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318802/gender-distribution-of-employees-in-the-legal-profession-us/
Statista. (2022). Gender distribution of employed lawyers in the U.S. 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318802/gender-distribution-of-employees-in-the-legal-profession-us/
Statista. "Gender Distribution of Employed Lawyers in The U.S. 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318802/gender-distribution-of-employees-in-the-legal-profession-us/
Statista, Gender distribution of employed lawyers in the U.S. 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318802/gender-distribution-of-employees-in-the-legal-profession-us/ (last visited May 22, 2022)