From the archives: Megan Gray's on motherhood and gender equality advocacy
The Legal Leaders PodcastShow Notes
In this episode, Emma Coxhead is joined by Megan Gray to share Megan’s career journey and how her identity has evolved through life events throughout her career. Megan is a Knowledge Development Lawyer in London and has spent the vast majority of her career specialising in capital markets. Megan explains to us what the motherhood penalty is and how Megan is using her position as a legal leader to advocate for gender equality and her hopes for the future of legal practice.
In this episode we discuss: Megan's legal career as a corporate lawyer in magic circle law firms in London The identity shift she went through when she had her first child and the challenges she faced returning to work in corporate law Megan's experience in-house and how this opened her eyes to other ways of working flexibly How Megan has prioritized wellbeing throughout her career Lessons learnt in her career journey and how she is using her voice to advocate for equal rights in the legal profession
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