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Fossum, Donna – American Bar Association Journal, 1981
The modern women's movement and the exigencies of the Vietnam War combined to produce a dramatic change in the composition of law school student bodies in only a few years. The speed with which women continue to be incorporated into the legal profession will be affected by many factors. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Females, Higher Education, Law Schools

Powell, Brian; Steelman, Lala Carr – Integrated Education, 1982
Compares men's and women's performance on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and suggests that the math section may have penalized women, since they scored equally to men on other sections. Questions the validity of mathematics performance as a predictor of success in law school and as a lawyer. (GC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Females, Higher Education, Law Schools