Newsworthy

ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CLE, Training, & Resources
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ABA Racial Equity in the Justice System Webpage
Read more here and here.

Final ABA Resolution 105: Summary and Action
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ICCA Reports No. 8: Report of the Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings
July 28, 2020
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The New York State Bar Association’s The Time is Now: Achieving Equality for Women in the Courtroom and ADR
May 28, 2020
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The Cyrus  R. Vance Center for International Justice and TalentoTotal Launch Diversity Initiative for the Latin America Legal Profession
May 12, 2020
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New York Women in Arbitration Virtual Happy Hour
April 17, 2020
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Walk the Talk: The Arbitral Women Experience
March 2020
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AI Can Help Working Women Become Better Negotiators
August 23, 2019
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Shearman & Sterling LLP team helps Teresa move on with her life
August 2019
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Are some diversity initiatives actually making gender diversity worse?
June 25, 2019
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What Practice Leaders Should be Doing to Advance Diverse Talent
June 6, 2019
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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
June 5, 2019
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19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote was passed 100 years ago today
June 4, 2019
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How Women Got the Vote, a Quiz
June 4, 2019
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19th Amendment: A century of pioneering women in US politics
June 3, 2019
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Forum Magazine: Racial & Ethnic Diversity — A Multiplier for Law Firm Profitability
May 17, 2019
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Vintage photos show the unsung heroes of the US suffrage movement
March 29, 2019
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Diversity in international arbitration
March 1, 2019
https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-019-5028?bhcp=1&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29

The State and Importance of Diversity in International and Other Complex Arbitrations
January 9, 2019
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/01/09/the-state-and-importance-of-diversity-in-international-and-other-complex-arbitrations/

The Pledge reaches 3,000 signatures
November 15, 2018
http://arbitrationblog.practicallaw.com/the-pledge-reaches-3000-signatures/#more-3250

The New ABA Resolution 105: The Importance of Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution
September 20, 2018
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For Women and Minorities to Get Ahead, Managers Must Assign Work Fairly
March 5, 2018
https://hbr.org/2018/03/for-women-and-minorities-to-get-ahead-managers-must-assign-work-fairly

Gender Diversity in International Arbitration – Statistics
July 3, 2017
https://globalarbitrationnews.com/gender-diversity-in-international-arbitration-some-statistics/

Diversity in International Arbitration: Where Do We Stand? – An Overview of a Berwin Leighton Paisner Survey
February 9, 2017
http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2017/02/09/diversity-in-international-arbitration-where-do-we-stand-an-overview-of-a-berwin-leighton-paisner-survey/

Law Review

Measuring Diversity in the ADR Field: Some Observations and Challenges Regarding Transparency, Metrics and Empirical Research
June 12, 2019
https://nyiac.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Volpe.pdf

The Lost Promise of Arbitration
2017
https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=4702&context=smulr

Inspired Arbitrator Choices Addressing International Arbitration’s Diversity Deficit 
October, 2016
https://a.storyblok.com/f/46533/x/3bd901f277/inspired-arbitrator-choices-addressing-international-arbitration-diversity-deficit-sarah-vasani-2016.pdf

Diversity and Uniformity in International Arbitration Law
http://law.emory.edu/eilr/_documents/volumes/31/3/drahozal.pdf

The Diversity Challenge: Exploring the “Invisible College” of International Arbitration
http://jtl.columbia.edu/the-diversity-challenge-exploring-the-invisible-college-of-international-arbitration/?cn-reloaded=1

Arbitral Institutions with a New York Nexus

The American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)

• AAA-ICDR 2018 Annual Report & Financial Statements
  May 9, 2019
  https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/document_repository/AAA_2018_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements.pdf?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2018_annual_report
• Diversity Initiatives
  https://www.adr.org/DiversityInitiatives
• Our Shared Commitment to Diversity
  https://www.icdr.org/diversity

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

• Gender Equality Achieved on the ICC Court – Another Year of Progress
  June 25, 2018
  https://www.arbitralwomen.org/gender-equality-achieved-on-the-icc-court-another-year-of-progress
• Diversity in Arbitration
  https://iccwbo.org/global-issues-trends/diversity/diversity-in-arbitration/

The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)

• CPR Announced Winners of 2018 Diversity Award
  February 19, 2018
  https://www.arbitralwomen.org/cpr-announced-winners-of-2018-diversity-award/
• Female Neutral’s Book
  https://www.cpradr.org/neutrals/Female-Neutrals-Brochure

JAMS Mediation, Arbitration, ADR Services

Additional Arbitral Institutions

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

• Diverse Diversity in International Arbitration
  https://www.lcia.org/News/diverse-diversity-in-international-arbitration.aspx

Non-Governmental Organizations

The American Bar Association (ABA)

• The Zero Tolerance Program Toolkit
  April 8, 2019
  https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/initiatives_awards/the-zero-tolerance-program-toolkit/zero_tolerance/
• Unblocking the Pipeline: Achieving Greater Gender Diversity on International Arbitration Tribunals
  November 8, 2018
  https://www.americanbar.org/groups/international law

ArbitralWomen

• ArbitralWomen Newsletter, Issue 32
  April 2019
  https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-arbitralwomen/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AW-Newsletter-Issue-32.pdf
• Launch of AIQ Women Arbitrators Campaign on International Women’s Day
  March 8, 2019
  https://www.arbitralwomen.org/launch-of-aiq-women-arbitrators-campaign-on-international-womens-day-8-march-2019/
• Women Pioneers in Dispute Resolution
  December 6, 2018
  https://www.arbitralwomen.org/women-pioneers-in-dispute-resolution-2/

Diversity Lab: Boosting Diversity Through Innovation, Data & Behavioral Science

The Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge

Her Justice

The International Bar Association (IBA)

• New IBA Report Calls Time on ‘Endemic’ Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
  May 15, 2019
  https://www.ibanet.org/Article/NewDetail.aspx?ArticleUid=825C1F8B-998D-4C62-95E6-7F46291F8DB6

The Law Society

Leading Texts

Cultural Diversity in International Arbitration – a Challenge for Decision-Makers and Decision-Making
December 20, 2014
https://academic.oup.com/arbitration/article-abstract/7/2/155/206656?redirectedFrom=PDF