1. The Twin Elephants in the Room:
Sexual Harassment &
Sex Discrimination of Women in Utah Law Firms
Kami Mulvey
December 9, 2010
Final Project-Math 1030

4. Wage Compensation
Job Assignments
Passed over for Promotions
Lack of Respect

7. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IN THE WORK PLACE

8. Reported Harassment in Law Firms by Gender

9. DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE

10. 13% LACK OF RESPECT/CREDIT
44% COMPENSATION
13% LACK OF RESPECT/CREDIT
GIVEN LESSER TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS
7% PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION
CRITICISM/YELLED AT

11. SURVEY OVERVIEW

12. Sampling Frame: The study included all members, male and female, of the Utah State Bar admitted between 1985 and 2005 (irrespective of their current employment situation).

13. Sample: The original mailing list included 5,520 names
Sample: The original mailing list included 5,520 names names were dropped from the list when the U.S. Postal Service returned notification letters as undeliverable. The adjusted mailing list contained 5,321 names.

14. Field Period: September 22, 2008-March 2, 2009

15. Response Rate: 2,730 recorded interviews in the data file
Response Rate: 2,730 recorded interviews in the data file were partial interviews (did not complete the entire survey). There were a total of 2,668 usable surveys. The adjusted response rate is 50.14% (2,668/5,321) from the entire population.  

16. Margin of Error: (conservative estimate) is plus or minus 1
Margin of Error: (conservative estimate) is plus or minus 1.31%, 95% of the time (confidence level).

17. Demographic Breakdown of Survey Respondents Summary

19. Sources: www. utahwomenlawyers
Sources: The Utah Report: The initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms. October 2010