Since launching the Next 100 Years in March 2020, we have been featured in a number of publications – please feel free to read more about what we’ve been up to so far below!

March.2020

2nd March 2020 – Following the footsteps of the first (The Law Society Gazette)

3rd March 2020 – The Next 100 Years: New national project to take action on equality for women in law (Scottish Legal News)

3rd March 2020 – Female lawyers project looks to accelerate progress (Legal Futures)

3rd March 2020 – The Next 100 Years: New UK project to take action on equality for women in law (Irish Legal News)

4th March 2020 – Women’s equality project launches “Next 100 Years” (Law Society of Scotland) 

6th March 2020 – Barriers Must Fall: How much has the legal industry changed for women? (Manchester Evening News)

7th March 2020 – International Women’s Day: Women in the law no longer a lone voice (The Northern Echo)

9th March 2020 – Law firms support Mexico women’s strike after profession marks International Women’s Day (Global Legal Post)

9th March 2020 – Watch: Human rights champ appointed Court of Appeal judge (Bailiwick Express)

10th March 2020 – The Next 100 Years project: a new chapter for women in law? (Law Careers Net)

12th March 2020 – Equality events mark International Women’s Day (The Times) 

12th March 2020 – Leading Women in Law Honoured in New Event (Law.com)

31st March 2020 – ACC Supports Equality (New Law Journal)

April 2020

1st April 2020 – Lady Hale To Be Patron Of The Next 100 Years Project (New Law Journal) 

2nd April 2020 – UK: Lady Hale named patron of The Next 100 Years (Irish Legal News)

2nd April 2020 – Lady Hale named Patron of The Next 100 Years (Scottish Legal News)

9th April 2020 – Women need law firms to learn from home-working (The Times) 

22nd April 2020 – Reflections of a Female Future (Africa Legal)

May 2020

13th May 2020 – Covid-19: Pressures Faced by Women in Law Under Lockdown (New Law Journal)

14th May 2020 – ‘Completely exhausted’: women in law highlight Covid-19 struggles (The Law Society Gazette)

15th May 2020 – Third of women in law see drop in income during pandemic (Scottish Legal News)

15th May 2020 – UK: Third of women in law see drop in income during pandemic (Irish Legal News)

15th May 2020 – Covid-19 “exacerbating” inequality in profession (Legal Futures) 

15th May 2020 – 50% of working mothers in the law are taking on more childcare responsibilities than their partners during the Covid-19 lockdown (Practice Source)

18th May 2020 – Pandemic effects hitting women lawyers harder: survey (Law Society of Scotland) 

20th May 2020 – Mental Health and Gender Inequality Worries Affecting Women in Lockdown, First 100 Years Find (Law.com)

21st May 2020 – Covid-19 causing mental health problems for lawyers, says LawCare (The Times

29th May 2020 – Equal Pay Act: 50 years on (The Law Society Gazette) 

29th May 2020 – Women in law share covid-19 struggles (Law Careers Net)

29th May 2020 – ‘Incredibly Tough Right Now’: GCs Struggle to Maintain Work-Life Balance (Law.Com)

29th May 2020 – Equal Pay Act at 50: Female lawyers reflect on lack of progress and fear for future (Scottish Legal News)

June 2020

4th June 2020 – Debate rages over gender pay gap despite Equality Act (The Times)

July 2020

28th July 2020 – NI: Next 100 Years open annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards for Nominations (Irish Legal News)

28th July 2020: Next 100 Years open annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards for nominations (Scottish Legal News)

28th July 2020: Next 100 Years opens annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards for nominations (Legal Futures)

29th July 2020 – Next 100 Years launches 2020 Inspirational Women Awards (Law Society of Scotland)

30th July 2020 – Letter: Pandemic is turning back clock on equal gender pay (Financial Times)

August 2020

28th August 2020 – Lawyers Are Suffering From Blurring of Work and Private Lives, Poll Finds (Law.Com)

September 2020

11th September 2020 – Law students win up to £2,500 in Aston University competition (Law Careers Net)

21st September 2020 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a tribute (Solicitors Journal)

October 2020

22nd October 2020 – Women Unduly Affected by Covid Cuts (New Law Journal) 

23rd October 2020 – Female lawyers anxious over disproportionate impact of Covid (Legal Futures)

23rd October 2020 – Women bear brunt of pandemic’s impact on lawyers’ income and mental health (Law Careers Net)

30th October 2020 – Women in law continue to be put under pressure by crisis (The Law Society Gazette)

November 2020

6th November 2020 – Freshfields’ first female senior partner overwhelmed by support (The Law Society Gazette) 

6th November 2020 – Inspirational Women in Law: Cherie Blaire QC (New Law Journal)

11th November 2020 – The Next 100 Years launches lecture series to champion female legal expertise (Law Careers Net)

12th November 2020 – Not such smart tech: the trouble with remote court hearings (The Times) 

December 2020

2nd December 2020 – £500k in five years to celebrate women in law, yet much more to be done says charity (Scottish Legal News)

18th December 2020 – It’s ludicrous to argue that equalities data is not fit for purpose (The Law Society Gazette) 

29th December 2020 – To The Next 100 Years (New Law Journal)

January 2021

7th January 2021 – Allen & Overy Latest To Add Extra Leave Days as Firms Refresh Lockdown Policies (Law.Com)

18th January 2021 – Kid’s stuff (The Law Society Gazette) 

18th January 2021 – Kids Law Podcasts to Feature Lady Hale (New Law Journal) 

25th January 2021 – Tribute: Brandusa Tataru-Marinescu, partner at Kingsley Napley (The Law Society Gazette) 

29th January 2021 – Equality: Getting Back on Track (New Law Journal) 

February 2021

24th February 2021 – Dame Anne Rafferty: The art of legal life (Counsel Magazine) 

March 2021

7th March 2021 – The Women Who Broke Barriers… (Lawyer Monthly)

8th March 2021 – International Women’s Day: what does the legal profession look like for women in 2021? (Law Careeers Net)

8th March 2021 – How the Covid-19 pandemic has affected women (The Law Society Gazette) 

9th March 2021 – A year that turned back the clock on equality for women (The Law Society Gazette) 

April 2021

29th April 2021 – It’s your attitude: making flexible working succeed (Solicitors Journal)

June 2021

14th June 2021 – Law firms Cooley and Clifford Chance offer UK staff fertility benefits for first time (Financial Times) 

14th June 2021 – Are law firms up to the challenge of adopting true flexible working policies? (LPM Mag)

18th June 2021 – The pandemic has set back equality for women (The Law Society Gazette)

21st June 2021 – Office attendance limit “will avoid new type of presenteeism” (Legal Futures)

21st June 2021 – The Secret Barrister on Kids Law Podcast (Hey Legal News)

24th June 2021 – The latest perk for lawyers? IVF (The Times)

July 2021 

14th July 2021 – Women Who Will: Last Chance to Nominate (Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary)

September 2021

13th September 2021 – Breaking barriers: Cherie Blair QC (Counsel Magazine) 

October 2021

4th October 2021 – Trials and tribulations of a young barrister (The Law Society Gazette) 

4th October 2021 – Standing on the shoulders of pioneers (The Law Society Gazette) 

February 2022

9th February 2022 – The SQE is not living to its promise on diversity (The Law Society Gazette) 

March 2022

7th March 2022 – International Women’s Day: competition launched for photos capturing today’s legal profession (Solicitors Journal) 

8th March 2022 – IWD: Next 100 Years launches photo competition (Scottish Legal News)

9th March 2022 – Collective Power: The Next 100 Years (New Law Journal) 

May 2022

10th May 2022 – Next 100 Years kicks off new film series with barrister Ambimbola Johnson (Scottish Legal News)

11th May 2022 – Next 100 Voices (New Law Journal)

18th May 2022 – Irwin Mitchell backs Next 100 Years film series celebrating next generation of women lawyers (Law Careers Net)

June 2022

22nd June 2022 – Women in law sceptical they will see equality of pay (Scottish Legal News) 

23rd June 2022 – UK: Women in law sceptical they will see equality of pay (Irish Law News) 

23rd June 2022 – Most female lawyers believe they will not experience pay equality (Legal Futures) 

24th June 2022 – Women lawyers pessimistic about pay equality (The Law Society Gazette) 

27th June 2022 – Women in law don’t see pay equality happening in their working lives, UK study finds (Global Legal Post) 

29th June 2022 – Women, it’s time to quit your job (The Lawyer)

30th June 2022 – 84% of women in law believe they won’t see true gender pay equality in their working life (HR News)

July 2022 

7th July 2022 – Mind the gap: closing the gender pay gap (Solicitors Journal)

August 2022

18th August 2022 – UK Supreme Court draws fire over diversity record after two men fill vacancies (Global Legal Post)

October 2022

19th October 2022 – Research reveals women in legal profession still face work life balance challenges (Solicitors Journal)

21st October 2022 – The changing face of women’s wealth (CityWire)

31st October 2022 – Mothers in law still struggle to juggle despite more supportive employers (Legal Futures)

December 2022

13th December 2022 – Celebrating 100 years of women solicitors – the drive towards equality and diversity in law (Law Careers Net) 

March 2023

3rd March 2023 – Moving on up (The Law Society Gazette) 

May 2023

16th May 2023 – Mothers working in the law-building on positive change (Solicitors Journal) 

June 2023

22nd June 2023 – ‘Milestone’ as woman appointed lord chief justice (The Times) 

July 2023

13th July 2023 – Ditch the equality pledges and provide more mentoring, flexitime and maternity support, say women lawyers (Legal Cheek) 

13th July 2023 – Less than half of women lawyers satisfied with attempts to address gender inequality (Scottish Legal News) 

13th July 2023 – Less than half of women lawyers believe measures to reduce gender inequality are effective (Global Legal Post)

14th July 2023 – Women Lawyers Give Verdict on Which Workplace Equality Measures Work Best (New Law Journal) 

14th July 2023 – Lawyers say more should be done to reduce gender inequality (Solicitors Journal)

August 2023

14th August 2023 – Gender Diversity: Firms Must Jump Off the Bandwagon and Focus on What Works (Law.Com)

16th August 2023 – Workplace culture, not personal issues, “making women leave” (Legal Futures) 

November 2023 

15th November 2023 – Inspirational Women in Law (New Law Journal) 

17th November 2023 – Gareth Perice Gets Her Justice Rewards (The Legal Diary)

March 2024

19th March 2024. – Next 100 Years launches campaign to raise £100k for undergraduate scholarship fund (Global Legal Post)

20th March 2024 – Next 100 Years launches new scholarship campaign (Law Careers Net) 

26th March 2024 – Next 100 Years Launches Scholarship Campaign (New Law Journal) 

July 2024

22nd July 2024 – Women in Law Seek Ethical AI Adoption Amid Bias Concerns (Law 360)

24th July 2024 – Mind the caring gap (The Law Society Gazette) 

October 2024 

2nd October 2024 – Women KCs celebrate 75th anniversary of first appointments (Global Legal Post)

November 2024 

6th November 2024 – Solicitor Harman honoured with lifetime achievement award (The Law Society Gazette)

8th November 2024 – Celebrating Inspirational Women in Law (New Law Journal)

March 2025 

7th March 2025 – Firms must change to help women make partner (The Law Society Gazette)

8th March 2025 – Minding the gap (The Law Society Gazette)

June 2025 

3rd June 2025 – Study: Discrimination against women in law still prevalent (Scottish Legal News)

5th June 2025 – Six in 10 women suffered sex discrimination in past five years (The Law Society Gazette) 

5th June 2025 – Women in law still face discrimination (Solicitors Journal)

21st June 2025 – A manifesto for change (The Law Society Gazette) 

23rd June 2025 – Discrimination still prevalent in profession, say women lawyers (Legal Futures)

25th June 2025 – Gender gap in law at risk of widening amid diversity pullback (Financial Times)