About a week ago, I wrote about the American Lawyer‘s release of its annual “Diversity Scorecard” and pointed out what I thought were some shortcomings in its analytic technique.
At the end of that column, I offered you all the chance to vote on:
whether (Theory A) something nefarious and troubling is going on here, or whether (Theory B) the macroeconomic environment was disproportionately harsh on associates in general and junior associates in particular–and whether the posited over-representation of minorities in those ranks simply, but innocently, took its toll.
Since the polls have now been open about a week, I thought it worth returning to report on the results. And, by about a 90-10 ratio, you think the macroeconomic environment is behind the numbers.
Thanks for voting!
