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Articles on Women & The Law

Appellate court receptions provide networking opportunities By Claire A. Manning Women and the Law, December 2001 One of the goals of the ISBA's Standing Committee on Women and the Law is to "encourage women in their involvement in the legal community at all levels."
Two awards bestowed upon the Women Everywhere Service Project By Sharon L. Eiseman Women and the Law, December 2001 Two bar associations have presented awards to the Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project.
ABA Commission on Women honors Laurel G. Bellows By Celia G. Gamrath Women and the Law, October 2001 The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession presented one of its most prestigious honors--the Margaret Brent Award--to Chicago lawyer Laurel G. Bellows last month.
Community outreach: Center for Conflict Resolution­ helping lawyers and clients resolve disputes without going to war By Julia C. Langfelder Women and the Law, October 2001 When practicing family law, attorney Suzi Schrader battled with opposing counsel every day in court or in negotiations. She fought for the best outcome for her clients.
Community outreach: Women In Need Growing Stronger (“WINGS”)—Providing support for homeless women and children By E. Lynn Grayson Women and the Law, October 2001 WINGS, one of the organizations supported by the Women Everywhere project, is a non-profit comprehensive transitional housing program dedicated to ending homelessness for women and children in the Northwest Chicago suburbs.
Girls and science ­ meet InnerLink By Susan Lynam Women and the Law, October 2001 Susan Witt, the past chair of the Women and the Law Committee, would like to introduce you to a small (for now) company located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, called InnerLink.
Letter from the editors Women and the Law, October 2001 Two recent decisions from the Seventh Circuit highlight our news report this month. In the first report, Sharon Eiseman describes a Seventh Circuit decision that struck down Cook County's set-aside program for women and minority-owned business enterprises.
A profile in success: Irene Bahr By Terrie Rymer Women and the Law, October 2001 Meet Irene Bahr. A founding member and first chair of the Standing Committee on Women & the Law, Irene was recently elected secretary of the ISBA.
Seventh Circuit deals a blow to affirmative action set-asides for women and minorities in Illinois By Sharon L. Eiseman & Stephen P. Ellenbecker Women and the Law, October 2001 The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently dealt a set-back for set-aside programs implemented by Cook County, Illinois. Builders' Assn. of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, F. Supp. 2d 1087 (N.D. Ill. 2000), aff'd, 256 F.3d 642 (7th Cir. 2001), involved a Cook County ordinance that required a minimum of 30 percent of the dollar value of public works contracts awarded by the county to go to minority-owned business enterprises (MBE) and at least 10 percent of the value of such contracts to be awarded to women-owned business enterprises (WBE.)

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