There’s a New Episode of ‘Mommy Wars’ at the American Bar Association

Women lawyers get a lot of advice—too much, if you ask me—which is why I initially barely bothered to read Susan Smith Blakely’s recent article “Are women lawyers paying enough attention to upward mobility?” in the ABA Journal. I skimmed it quickly and thought to myself: Yeah, it’s the usual advice on how women need to stay in the game, be strategic, and shouldn’t get too hung up about being perfect. Yada. Yada.

Well, I guess I should’ve read it more carefully.

Because all nine female ABA presidents—past and current—are slamming Blakely as the latest anti-feminist—some sort of Phyllis Schlafly ...