Institute for Gender Equality fact sheet

• The Allegheny County Bar Association Institute for Gender Equality was founded as a tool to aid in the enhancement of the presence of women in leadership positions in the Allegheny County legal community, the elimination of the gender wage gap, and the expansion of the avenues through which female attorneys can build successful careers. To view Institute programming, click here.
• The formation of the Institute was one of the recommendations of the Allegheny County Bar Association Gender Equality Task Force, which was formed after a 2005 Membership Survey showed little or no improvement in gender equality when compared to a survey that was completed in 1990.
• The Institute’s inaugural sessions were held in the third quarter of 2009. The Institute offers collaborative and goal-oriented programs designed to address issues facing female attorneys. Classes are held at the Allegheny County Bar Association’s conference facilities.
• Instructors are experts in diverse disciplines and come from several geographic areas.
• Participation in the Institute is open to any member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Duquesne University School of Law.
• Class sizes are limited to 25 participants, although many seminars are open to the entire membership of the bar association. Future programs may be open to all ACBA members as well as members of other bar associations.
• Alysia M. Keating, Esq., is the Director of the Institute. For more information about the Institute, contact Ms. Keating at 412-402-6658 or akeating@acba.org.