The Gender Project examines gender disparity in senior roles across the legal profession - from private practice to in-house legal teams, public sector institutions and the judiciary. Unique in scope and duration, this nine-year global project aims to uncover the root causes of gender disparity at the top of the legal profession, and examine the impact of equality initiatives, to produce a blueprint for gender equality at all levels. To date, 12 reports have been released as part of the project: England and Wales , Uganda and Spain in 2022; followed by Nigeria , the Netherlands and Chile in 2023; and, in 2024, reports on the Republic of Korea , Brazil , Mexico , Ukraine , and Türkiye . In December 2024 the Progress Report was published, which compiled the results of the 11 reports that had been released up to December 2024, providing readers with an overview of 11 countries across five continents. Also published in 2024 was a complementary case study on Nepal produced in collaboration with DLA Piper's non-profit affiliate New Perimeter .
Phase 2 of the Gender Project was launched on International Women's Day (8 March 2025). Click here for details.
