BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:A free and unique event &ndash\; access the film at home and jo in us for an insightful panel discussion on ZOOM \;from \;5:00 &nd ash\; 6:00 P.M.\, Tuesday\, March 23\, 2021.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel\nHon. Amy Blake\, Massachusetts Appeals Court\; Hon. Janine Rivers\, Probate and Family Court\; \;Lisa Cukier\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson\, LLP\; L izette Pé\;rez-Deisboeck\, Esq.\, Battery-Ventures\; \;Sharon Ro wen\, Esq.\, Rowen &\; Klonoski\, P.C.\, Filmmaker (moderator)\n\nBased on interviews conducted over two decades\, Balancing the Scales is an ins ightful look at the story of women lawyers in America. The interviewees in clude a broad array of lawyers and judges across five generations\, includ ing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, civil rights attorney Glor ia Allred\, and Roe v. Wade attorney Margie Pitts Hames. Interviews also i nclude state Supreme Court and Appellate Court justices\, women equity par tners\, minority women\, associates\, and students. They tell their own re markable and often hilarious stories\, from pioneers who paved the way for today&rsquo\;s law students\, who don&rsquo\;t yet understand the difficu lties they will face in the workplace. It explores how discrimination has shifted from overt to subtle\, and why women are leaving the profession in droves. It highlights the deep cultural biases and the ingrained presumpt ions about both the &ldquo\;work&rdquo\; and the &ldquo\;life&rdquo\; part s of the work-life balance. Finally\, the film explains why the promotion of women to top positions is good for both society and firms&rsquo\; botto m lines.\n\nRegister for this event and view the movie via streaming ahead of the program date and join us for an intriguing and informative discuss ion with our panel.\n\nComplete your registration for the panel discussion via the link in the confirmation email. \;Login information for the f ilm will be emailed to you 5-7 days ahead of the program date.\n\n\nQuesti ons: Contact Mike Saporito at msaporito@socialaw.com. The views expressed are those of the director and guests and not necessarily of the Library. R egistrants for this program acknowledge that during the program their phot ographic or videographic images may be incidentally taken\; registrants ag ree that the submission of their registrations for this program constitute s their written consent to the Social Law Library. DTEND:20210323T220000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T105227Z DTSTART:20210323T210000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Balancing the Scales - A film by Sharon Rowen UID:RFCALITEM638472919478419476 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
A free and unique event &ndash\; access the film at home a nd join us for an insightful panel discussion on ZOOM \;from \;5:00 &ndash\; 6:00 P.M.\, Tues day\, March 23\, 2021.
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\nHon. Amy Blake\, Massachusetts Appeals Court\;<
strong> Hon. Janine Rivers\, Probate and Family Court\; \;Lisa Cukier\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson\, LLP\;
Based on interviews conducted
over two decades\, Balancing the Scales is an insightful look at the stor
y of women lawyers in America. The interviewees include a broad array of l
awyers and judges across five generations\, including Supreme Court Justic
e Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, civil rights attorney Gloria Allred\, and Roe v. W
ade attorney Margie Pitts Hames. Interviews also include state Supreme Cou
rt and Appellate Court justices\, women equity partners\, minority women\,
associates\, and students. They tell their own remarkable and often hilar
ious stories\, from pioneers who paved the way for today&rsquo\;s law stud
ents\, who don&rsquo\;t yet understand the difficulties they will face in
the workplace. It explores how discrimination has shifted from overt to su
btle\, and why women are leaving the profession in droves. It highlights t
he deep cultural biases and the ingrained presumptions about both the &ldq
uo\;work&rdquo\; and the &ldquo\;life&rdquo\; parts of the work-life balan
ce. Finally\, the film explains why the promotion of women to top position
s is good for both society and firms&rsquo\; bottom lines.
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Register for this event and view the movie via streaming ahead of the prog
ram date and join us for an intriguing and informative discussion with our
panel.
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\nComplete your regis
tration for the panel discussion via the link in the confirmation email.&n
bsp\;Login information for the film
will be emailed to you 5-7 days ahead of the program date.
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\nQuestions: Contact Mike Saporito at msaporito@socialaw.com. The views expressed are those of
the director and guests and not necessarily of the Library. Registrants fo
r this program acknowledge that during the program their photographic or v
ideographic images may be incidentally taken\; registrants agree that the
submission of their registrations for this program constitutes their writt
en consent to the Social Law Library.