Women surpassed half of law students only in 2016.

Evidence

Since that time, as Table 4.1 shows, a revolution has occurred. Between 1960 and 2018, the enrollment of women in ABA-approved law schools increased dramatically. Today, more than 27 percent of American lawyers are women, and this percentage will increase as current and prospective female law students enter the profession. In 2016 for the first time female law students outnumbered male law students. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1013