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Global confirms new gender targets for 2023
A global law firm has announced a new gender target for the proportion of women in its worldwide partnership by 2023.
Emma Musgrave
Herbert Smith Freehills administered a new gender target, where it committed to ensuring that women will comprise 35 per cent of partners and partner leadership roles by 1 May 2023.
“I am very proud to say that the number of women in our partnership has increased from 81 to 124 in the five years since we set the original targets. The results show that we have had real success in highlighting and addressing the issue of gender diversity in our partnership pipeline and in the partnership, in a way which was not previously the case,” HSF CEO Mark Rigotti said.
“As a firm we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of continuously pushing for better gender diversity. Targets should be aspirational and set to stretch and drive significant change. I believe our new higher target of 35 per cent will do just that and keep the momentum going.
“Clients also demand to experience diverse partnerships, we are listening to this and making progress. We are working to create a workforce that demonstrates to all would-be lawyers and those rising up the ranks that there is no glass ceiling."
Global head of employment, pensions and incentives, and chair of the firm’s global diversity and inclusion group, Alison Brown, added: “In the last five years since we initially set targets I have seen a real step change in the way the firm has approached gender diversity.
“It has enabled us to examine everything we do and find ways to improve the initiatives already in place, to help us achieve better gender diversity. It has also opened up the gender conversation to the wider firm and ensures everyone is taking ownership of the issue and striving for ways to achieve our targets, from across the whole business,” she said.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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