On April 25, AABANY and SABANY presented Kicking Glass: Two Decades and Counting at Kaye Scholer. Kicking Glass: Two Decades and Counting is a follow-up program to a video produced by White & Case that was first presented by AABANY at the 1995 NAPABA Convention. In the 1995 video, APA women lawyers discussed the hurdles they faced, the successes they achieved, and what success meant to them. Following the video presentation, an expert panel discussed these important women’s issues. Speakers included:

• Hon. Pamela Chen, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Madhu Goel Southworth, Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, AMC Entertainment Inc. and Sundance TV at AMC Networks Inc.
• Poojitha Rao, Principal, Rao Law LLC
• Manvin Mayell, Partner, Kaye Scholer

A lovely reception followed the event. Thank you to SABANY for co-sponsoring and Kaye Scholer for hosting. Live feed below.

@southasianbarny President Rippi Gill welcomes everyone to the screening of “Kicking Glass: Two Decades and Counting.” #kickingglass #asianamerican #womeninlaw Thanks Kaye Scholer for hosting.

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Board Director Sapna Palla introduces screening of “Kicking Glass” at Kaye Scholer. #asianamerican #womeninlaw

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#kickingglass screening in the NY office and other Kaye Scholer offices around the country #asianamerican #womeninlaw

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Discussion about to start. Sapna introduces the panelists. #kickingglass #asianamerican #womeninlaw

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Judge Chen: two decades later many of the challenges mentioned in #kickingglass persist #asianamerican #womeninlaw

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Mahdu Goel Southworth shares some stats showing that minority women make up a large percentage of the workforce but are not found in leadership positions. #kickingglass

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Judge Chen has seen more women litigators in the courtroom but not as many minority women #kickingglass

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Madhu’s mom’s interview advice: don’t talk yourself up or you’ll be perceived as arrogant. Mahdu soon realized that that was not such good advice. She had to learn to self-promote. #kickingglass #asianamerican #womeninlaw

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Poojitha Rao provides advice on how to address the work/life balance with your employer. Define what you mean by it and find the right time to ask – like when you just aced an assignment. #kickingglass

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Manvin Mayell: speak up at meetings but don’t say something just to talk. Prepare. Be proactive. #kickingglass

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Thanks to Sapna Palla for moderating and thanks to all the panelists for imparting their insights #kickingglass

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