Abstract

GASTIAZORO, María Eugenia. Incorporation of women in large law firms in Argentina. Trab. soc. [online]. 2016, n.27, pp.139-153. ISSN 1514-6871.

The study is related to the legal profession, mainly in the law firms sectors based on management tasks. Gender composition is observed in different hierarchies of some firms as a changing trend between 2006 and 2011. Occupational mobility of women is understood by taking into account the organizational discourse constructed and by analyzing what kind of professionals are included or excluded. The importance of inquiring into these specific ways of organization, within the legal profession work environment, lies on the influence of the legal culture. Even though the 12 law firms, with which the analysis was done, do not represent prominent elite in Argentina, if we compare them to the total of professionals in the country, the consideration is appropriate as their practices have great influence in the internal legal culture of the profession itself. For that reason, this research explores and tries to reveal how gender and profession are configured among power and prestige areas.

Keywords : Profession; Law firms; Women; Occupational mobility.

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