Perseverance, grace key for Denver women who have succeeded in Colorado’s justice system [Video]

History continues to be made in Denver and to highlight the end of Women’s History Month over the weekend CBS Colorado highlighted women paving the way for the next generation.

Denver is one of the few cities across the country where women outnumber the men in areas of the legal profession. According to the American Bar Association as of 2023, women make up 39% of all lawyers. That’s up from 29% at the turn of the century. In Denver, the first-female elected district attorney, Beth McCann, now leads an office that has 62 female prosecutors and 58 male prosecutors. Under McCann, the number of female prosecutors exceeded the number of male prosecutors in 2019. She says this wasn’t by design, it just happened as she looks for the best candidates regardless of gender.

Still, with big power, comes big responsibility.

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