The Blawg world is all atwitter over this NYT piece about women as partners in BIGLAW, Why do so few women reach the top of big law firms? There’s some interesting commentary out there, but I think one person gets it more than any other commenter I’ve seen and that is Carolyn Elefant over at My Shingle.

I think she’s absolutely right: the bottom line of making partner is making the firm money. If you bring in clients and bill enough hours you make partner. It means working more than the other associates, who already work a lot. Those willing to make the sacrifices to their personal lives to make the firm money end up making partner, be they man or woman. It’s not about sex. It’s about color and that color is green.