The Boston Manifesto

During the 2019 IPBC Global conference in Boston, worldwide leaders in the legal, corporate and academic fields convened with Finnegan attorneys for a boardroom discussion on gender issues in the global IP community. Conversations were open and lively, with many sharing personal experiences, including one participant recalling: “My first day at a law firm in the 1980s, I was pulled aside and told that my trousers were inappropriate; women were expected to wear skirts to the office.” Experiences like this were a springboard for the boardroom’s discussions, which included both a positive recognition of significant advances made in recent years and a palpable desire for further progress. Although the exact discussions (including who said what) are reserved for those present in the room, the Finnegan team compiled this special report on key topics to share the experience and enthusiasm throughout the day and to provide concrete and positive proposals moving forward. Click here to read the full article.