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Speak to the Person, Not the Gender, by Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm, Persuasive Litigator

http://tinyurl.com/nys9zy4

Dr. Broda-Bahm nails it in this post about focusing on the attitudes and experiences of each person on the jury rather than gender. -CCE

We have already, in several posts (here, here, and here) developed the recommendation to not conduct jury selection based on gender or other demographic elements, so I won’t repeat that recommendation here. Instead, I want to focus on the ways advocates should adapt without overcompensating for perceived gender differences. So here are a few suggestions for increasing your odds of speaking and seeing beyond the demographic.