New York Law School Law Review, 2011-2012 Law Review Diversity Report:

The New York Law School Law Review (NYLS) has issued the 2011-2012 Law Review Diversity Report, its second annual report examining female and minority student representation among law review membership and leadership nationwide. The report, based on research conducted in collaboration with Ms. JD, includes 2011–2012 results for the flagship law review or journal at 85 ABA-approved law schools.  …

The report includes information Ms. JD compiled from 35 law reviews at law schools ranked in the Top 50 by
U.S. News & World Report, as well as information NYLS
compiled from law reviews at 50 additional ABA-approved law schools that
are ranked outside the Top 50, and a combined sample of all 85
responding law reviews. …

Faculty diversity has a positive relationship to diversity of law review membership. The
higher the percentage of full-time female faculty at a law school, the
higher the percentage of female membership on its law review.

Women and minority students lag behind men in achieving the editor in chief (EIC) position.
Overall, women held 43% of leadership positions on average, but just 31% of the EIC positions. These findings
were similar among law reviews both at Top 50 law schools (32%) and at schools outside of the Top 50 (29%).
Among
the Top 50 law reviews, 15% of EICs identified as a person of
color, compared to 4% of EICs at law reviews outside of the Top
50.

The low percentage of women EICs may foreshadow low percentages of women in leadership in the legal profession.
When
viewed in the context of female achievement in the legal profession
(chart below), the results raise the question of whether the low
percentage of female EICs (31%)
is a precursor to the low percentages of women on state and federal
benches, in law firm partnerships, and as general counsel of Fortune 500
companies. 

• Above the Law, The Lovely Ladies of Law Review: Where Are The EICs?
• Ms. JD, Women on Law Review:
  A Gender Diversity Report
• National Law Journal, Women Lag in Top Law Review Jobs