Perspectives - The Quarterly Magazine for and About Women Lawyers
About Perspectives
Get a fresh, innovative angle on the issues that are important and relevant to women in the legal profession. Each year-long subscription includes four issues for only $35.
Hot topics of interest to women lawyers include:
- Strategies for surviving the current economic crisis
- Practical advice and career-building tips
- The glass ceiling
- Work/life balance
- Gender bias in the courts
- The latest political and legal developments affecting women in the field
- Interviews with leading women attorneys in various areas of the profession
- Information about current Commission activities and upcoming events
- News from women's bar associations from across the country.
Contents of Past Issues
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1. Online - Complete the online form, and submit it online.
2. Phone - Call our Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-800-285-2221.
3. Fax - Print the online form, and fax it to 1-312-988-5568.
4. Mail - Print the online form, make your check payable to the American Bar Association, and send the form and the check to: American Bar Association; Publication Orders; P.O. Box 10892; Chicago, IL 60610-0892.
Subscribe to the Electronic Version of Perspectives, the Quarterly Magazine for and About Women Lawyers - No Additional Cost for ABA Members
New for ABA members: We invite you to receive the Perspectives quarterly magazine in an electronic format. It's easy - all you have to do is log onto the ABA web site and select "Women's Rights" as one of your areas of interest. Here are step-by-step instructions:
1. Log in to MyABA using your ABA ID number or your e-mail address on file.
2. Enter your password. Forgot your password? Click on the "Forgot Your ID/Password" link or call 1-800-285-2221.
3. Once you've logged in successfully, click on the Areas of Interest "edit" link.
4. Check the "Women's Rights" area of interest; then scroll down and click on the "Submit" button to update your profile.
5. If you already have selected your five Areas of Interest, please contact Barb Leff at leffb@staff.abanet.org.
Editorial Board
- Ann M. Courtney, Chair
- Leslie M. Altman
- Macarena Tamayo Calabrese
- Phyllis Horn Epstein
- Kristen Galles
- Karen Lockwood
- Alyson Dodi Meiselman
- Lynn Hect Schafran
- Patricia A. Timmons-Goodson

