Women in Legal Tech with Jodie Baker

Written By Elliot Leibu

In celebration of International Women's Day 2022 we spoke with Jodie Baker about the representation of women in the legal tech industry. Jodie is one of the founders of WALTA, the Women of Australian Legal Technology Association, as well as being a lawyer and a highly successful legal tech entrepreneur.

We covered many aspects of this important topic, including:

  • How the representation of women in legal tech compares to that of men

  • How the rate of funding for female-led legal tech start ups significantly lags that of male-led legal tech start ups

  • Why it is important to strive for equality in this space

  • Some causes of the existing inequality, and what can potentially be done to address it

  • Examples of exciting female-led legal tech businesses

  • Where we can aim to be in the medium to long-term future

LINKS

Jodie Baker on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/jodiebakerxakia

WALTA website: https://alta.law/women-of-australian-legal-technology-association/

Elliot Leibu
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