If you’re worried about gender equality in Big Law, perhaps you should discreetly inquire about your boss’s political sympathies. And if your boss voted for Donald Trump or gives money largely to Republican candidates, you might consider hightailing the hell out of there.
I hate to make women more panicked than they might already be on the eve of the Trump era, but here’s the research: According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, the partner’s political ideology influences how he or she allocates discretionary income to female associates. In a nutshell, conservative managers tend to pay women less, while liberal ones pay them more.
