Survey Structure
See Footnote [98].
Introduction
This section of the survey explained the purpose of the survey, as well as a confidentiality plan. In this section, participants indicated if they were willing to participate in the study.
Professional Status
The first part of the survey asked questions about participants professional status and employment type.
Mentoring & Sponsorship
This section asked questions related to participants professional experiences, mentors, sponsors, and assignments.
Perception of Colleagues
This section focused on asking participants about how they are viewed and treated by their colleagues and employer.
Climate
The questions in this section focused on the culture and climate of participants’ workplace.
Evaluation & Compensation
This section focused on participants’ experience with evaluation, compensation, and promotion at their place of work.
Parenthood
This section focused on asking parents about their experience in their place of work. It also addressed participants’ experience with alternative schedules.
Diversity in the Workplace
This section asked participants about their experience with diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace.
Harassment & Discrimination
The questions in this section asked participants about their experiences related to harassment and discrimination at work.
Demographics
This section included questions about key demographics for survey participants such as gender identity, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity.
Respondent Characteristics
| Table 1: Professional Characteristics | |
| Place of Employment | 44% |
| Law firm | 24% |
| Government | 13% |
| Self-Employed | 11% |
| In-house counsel | 4% |
| Non-profit | 2% |
| Other legal | 2% |
| Other non-legal | |
| Current position | |
| Lawyer | 87% |
| Judge | 4% |
| Judicial law clerk | 1% |
| Magistrate Judge or other judicial worker | 0% |
| Other | 7% |
| Other legal/support role | 1% |
| Current Position as a Lawyer | |
| Senior/equity partner | 31% |
| Staff attorney | 11% |
| Senior associate | 8% |
| Associate or Ass’t general counsel | 8% |
| General counsel | 7% |
| Mid-level associate | 6% |
| Junior associate | 6% |
| Of counsel | 5% |
| Junior/income partner | 4% |
| Other | 15% |
| Type of Law Firm | |
| Local firm | 64% |
| Regional firm | 20% |
| National firm | 8% |
| International firm | 6% |
| Other | 1% |
| Employment Status | |
| Working full-time | 83% |
| Working part-time | 8% |
| Retired | 3% |
| Other | 5% |
| Table 2: Demographic Characteristics | |
| Gender | |
| Woman | 24% |
| Man | 58% |
| Non-binary/Third gender | <1% |
| Another identity | <1% |
| Prefer not to say | 3% |
| Race | |
| White | 90% |
| Latinx/Hispanic | 4% |
| Black/African American/African | 1% |
| East Asian | 2% |
| Middle Eastern/North African | <1% |
| Native American/Alaskan Native | <1% |
| Other | 2% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 1% |
| South Asian | 1% |
| Southeast Asian | 1% |
| Religion | |
| Latter-day Saint (Mormon) | 57% |
| No religion | 23% |
| Catholic | 4% |
| Other Protestant | 1% |
| Other religions combined | 8% |
| Prefer not to answer | 7% |
| Political Affiliation | |
| Democrat | 33% |
| Republican | 23% |
| Independent | 32% |
| Something else | 5% |
| Prefer not to answer | 6% |
| Sexual Identity | |
| Straight | 92% |
| LGBTQ | 8% |
| Family Care Responsibilities | |
| Dependent Children | 51% |
| Elder Care | 10% |
| Both | 11% |
| Not applicable | 25% |
| Other | 3% |
| Other characteristics | |
| First generation college graduate | 14% |
| First generation with a professional career | 27% |
| Currently married or living with a partner | 85% |
| Have a visible disability | 6% |
| Have children | 80% |