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The '''Portia Hypothesis''' claims women with masculine-sounding names will be more successful in the [[legal profession]] than an otherwise identical counterpart. The [[hypothesis]] is named after [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Portia (Merchant of Venice)|character]] from the ''[[Merchant of Venice]]'', who disguises herself as a [[man]] so she can argue as a [[lawyer]]. |
The '''Portia Hypothesis''' claims [[women with]] [[masculine]]-sounding names will be more successful in the [[legal profession]] than an otherwise identical counterpart. The [[hypothesis]] is named after [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Portia (Merchant of Venice)|character]] from the ''[[Merchant of Venice]]'', who disguises herself as a [[man]] so she can argue as a [[lawyer]]. |
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Revision as of 00:58, 15 September 2009
The Portia Hypothesis claims women with masculine-sounding names will be more successful in the legal profession than an otherwise identical counterpart. The hypothesis is named after William Shakespeare's character from the Merchant of Venice, who disguises herself as a man so she can argue as a lawyer.
Evidence
A study of South Carolina judges by Bentley Coffey (Clemson University, Department of Economics) & Patrick McLaughlin (George Mason University, Mercatus Center) found evidence supporting the hypothesis.
References
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2009/09/the-portia-effect-.html