DirectWomen Institute Designed to Help Female Attorneys Hone Skills for Serving on Boards

Another step closer to shattering the glass ceiling:

Female Lawyers Set Sights on Yet One More Goal: A Seat on a Board
from The New York Times online
By ELLEN ROSEN
Published: April 6, 2007

Barbara Paul Robinson has been the first at many things.

The first female partner at Debevoise & Plimpton; the first female president of New York City’s bar association; and now, among the first to participate in a new program geared toward training female lawyers to become directors of public companies. Now, she would like to serve on a board.

Companies “want problem solvers who operate within the rules and within the appropriate framework,” she said. “No one wants naysayers — helping you get to yes is the hard work, and that’s what good lawyers do.”

But board seats have eluded lawyers in general, and women in particular . . .