Gender

Developing the Field, Gender, peace negotiations

(ADR Center Romania) and (Lawyer & International Accredited Mediator)/ /2 Comments

This blog was written by Petra Drgoňová (Lawyer & International Accredited Mediator) and Constantin Adi Gavrilă. Gender equality, the state of men and women having equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities, represents a vital prerequisite for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. The relevance of gender equality has been recognized by major societal actors across numerous…

Argument, Below the line, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Communication, Cooperation, Decision making, Dispute Resolution, Experience, Flexibility, Gender, Joint Sessions, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediation with Teams, Mindset, shuttle mediation, Trust, Uncategorized

(Bill Marsh Mediator)/ /8 Comments

Mediation can be an intense experience for parties and their advisers. Often there is a lot on the line. In the substance there may be money, control, reputation, pride. In the process, there are challenges such as influencing other parties, getting the best deal possible, making well-informed judgment calls about risk, developing effective offers, and…

ADR, Artificial Intelligene, Developing the Field, Gender, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Practical Challenges for Mediators

(NZ Centre for ICT Law & School of Law, Auckland University)/ /1 Comment

This blog entry has its origins in two threads of conversation. First, as I write, we are just three weeks out from the 2018 Forum on Online Dispute Resolution, to be hosted by the NZ Centre for ICT Law and Auckland Law School. What has been an annual – even flagship – Forum is now…

Appointment of Mediators, Availability of Mediators, Bias, Commercial Mediation, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Gender, General, Practical Challenges for Mediators

(Bill Marsh Mediator)/ /14 Comments

This is a blog I have shied away from writing. Several times. Even now, as I do so, I am wary of it. But here goes. I’ll come right out with it. Very few women feature on the lists of “top” commercial mediators. This year’s Who Who Legal World’s Top Ten features precisely….none. Seriously? Come…