Meaningful Comments From Leader Of First All-Women Executive Board Of Top Law School’s Flagship Journal

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I wouldn’t say it will function any differently. We weren’t elected because we are female. We were elected because our classmates saw that we would be the best fit for the positions. The fact that we are potentially the first top law school to have this will add a bit more excitement. I have no doubt that we’ll be just as capable at fulfilling all the roles and creating a body of work for publication that we are all proud of.

— Lauren Kloss, a second-year student who was recently elected to be the Cornell Law Review’s next editor-in-chief, offering insights as to whether she thinks the publication’s new all-women executive board will have a different dynamic due to its gender makeup. The Cornell Law Review’s female-led executive board is believed to be the first ever among top law schools.

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