Group Status Update Continued: MWL

MWL has also created five new strategic goals, with accompanying strategies, to work on for the next several years.

STRATEGIC GOAL A: Fundamentally elevate the status and position of women in the legal profession.

1. Be a resource for baseline information and research on the current position of women in the profession as well as the state of the legal profession for women. Use the information to advocate for positive change.


2. Create a President’s Leadership Circle comprised of top leaders in the legal profession to collaborate with MWL to advance our mission. Leverage this partnership to further impact the profession.


3. Promote MWL members as experts on timely and important issues to reinforce the image of women as leaders.


4. Position MWL as the best source on issues related to our mission for members of the community, (e.g. media, businesses, law faculty.)


5. Increase the visibility and influence of MWL within the national community of women lawyers.
   

This goal appears to center on positioning MWL and its members to be able to speak to gender issues in the profession, especially the issues as they relate to this state. Perhaps a good way to further this goal as individuals is to give a voice to those issues we are interested and knowlegable in. Whether that is contributing a blog post (hint), finding a way to advocate for an issue at your place of work, or even just doing the research for someone else to be an advocate, the success of this goal depends mostly on the willingness of individuals to spread the word.