How Can Such A Successful Firm Be So Regressive?

Have you ever felt disregarded and disrespected simply because of the way you look?  

You wouldn’t be the only one. Ella graduated at the top of her class at Harvard Law school (there aren’t many qualifications higher than that) and still, her company only sees her as a tool to meet their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion quota. Ella works at a high-end firm in Texas, she is the only female lawyer and the only one who has any administration tasks. The men on her team fact-check everything she says question her about every point she makes. Worst of all, she can hear them joking amongst themselves and making comments about her body. Ella doesn’t understand how such a successful firm could be so backwards.  

My first question would be “why are you still working there?”. What is keeping Ella working at this firm and with these people? What are Ella’s other options?