Professionalism, difference and diversity in Sao Paulo's advocacy and magistrature

Instead of drawing attention to similarities among peers in the legal world, this study emphasizes how female and male lawyers and judges experience and attribute meaning to difference and diversity in their professional trajectory. It focuses on how professionalism intersects with social markers, e...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de ciências sociais 2013-10, Vol.28 (83), p.124-140
Main Author: BONELLI, Maria da Gloria
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Careers
Courts
Cultural Pluralism
Lawyers
Prejudice
Professionalism
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sex
Sex Differences
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Summary:Instead of drawing attention to similarities among peers in the legal world, this study emphasizes how female and male lawyers and judges experience and attribute meaning to difference and diversity in their professional trajectory. It focuses on how professionalism intersects with social markers, especially gender and sexuality. The data collected shows the new organization of Sao Paulo law firms and the composition of the Sao Paulo State Court and the Federal Regional Court, which provides a comparative perspective on gender stratification of private and public legal practice. The research team interviewed 24 lawyers, 18 state judges and 10 federal court judges (women and men) providing material to support a classification of how lawyers and judges perceive inclusion and diversity or discrimination and prejudice in their careers. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0102-6909
DOI:10.1590/S0102-69092013000300008