Now more female lawyers than male

The Herald reports:

Women now outnumber men in the legal profession

Although women have long made up the majority of law graduates, this is the first time that they have dominated the ranks of practising solicitors and barristers.

The Law Society says that of 13,103 lawyers currently practising in New Zealand, 6553 are women and 6550 are men.

This is no surprise as 60% of law students are female. I suspect in time 60% of lawyers will also be female. It is part of the growing trend for fewer males to do as well at school and at tertiary education.