How Camber Jones Combats Sexism in the Courtroom

While members of Springfield’s legal community may be more tight-knit than their Los Angeles counterparts, Jones explains that she still faces hurdles from coast to coast. “Women in traditionally male-dominated fields are still trying to make headway in a lot of ways,” Jones says. “While there has been a lot of progress, you’re still going to run into people who have this implicit idea that you can’t handle some of the more challenging aspects of the field.”

Jones offers one example that’s likely all too familiar for women in the business community: the frustrating phenomenon of being talked over in a room. “In that scenario, it’s important to speak up and ensure that you are heard,” Jones says. Still, her years of practice have proven that, in some situations, actions speak louder than words. “If I was in court and an opposing party made a derogatory or sexist comment, I’d think about letting it hang,” she says. “In my mind, I’d rather conduct myself in a way that disproves the comment instead of wasting my energy calling them out.”