Blog # 36

I think that American can lure women back into the workforce; it is going to take alot of change and understanding on all parts. Americans are working for money and that is what every American wants ands strives for. Now that the economy is in a recession that need and want for money has surely increased. They will also have to insure equality and they will need to show it. The women would also need higher pay and an easier way to advance themselves which would come along with the inequality. It is important that they do not have unfairness and they treat men exactly how they treat the women. Respect is a big issue in the workforce and that is what women rarely ever get even if they deserve it. American can lure women back into the workforce but they will have to make changes because if they do not they will be losing alot of women. Women now days are more independent and they are more powerful then they were years ago. One downside might be that these women are so used to being home that they may not want to leave their families at all and they do not want to go to work. They might just rather get help from the government instead of going to work taking time away from their families. There are many reason why the women are no longer working and it could be because the inequalities at their last job that would restrict them from going back to work because they do not want to see that same thing happen to them again. Many times women would rather stay home then work because they don't feel that they want to or have to work. I would believe that even though some women may not go back to work no matter what I do believe that there will be many women that will see this as the perfect opportunity to suppport themselves and to support there children.

Blog # 35

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) wrote a document that was trying to make a business go above and beyond the minimum requirements to promote work and balancing family. The EEOC understands that it is a necessity that care giving is required and they are realizing that the employees need that care giving option. This document goes on to remind employers that they are not being paid for the hours after they clock out and that these caregivers are working for pay. The document also says that their has been a major change within families because many of their husbands have been laid off and now the women havee to go to work while the men tend to the children and they take care of the household. This document is stressing that the work environment needs to be family friendly but the down side is that when the women go to work they are not making the same amount of money their husband would. This family friendly idea will make it less stressful for the caregivers and they would be able to make money and feel successful. The work and family life is not balanced and unevenly distributed. Flexible hours need to be put in the work place because many people have many different issues that they need to be home one reason or another. These women are struggling to stay and continue to be successful while also trying to take care of their family.

Blog #33

Women lawyers face many challenges that may constrict them from moving up in the legal system. Mothers are more important to hold together their family than what the fathers role is. The mother unfortunately has choices to make between her family or her job and if she decides to make her work more important than her family then she is labeled as a bad parent. Women are now trying to make a difference in the legal system because their are increasing statistics, it would be unfair for the women end up quitting their jobs because they are not getting the times off that they need to take care of their kids. This is not allowing women to advance in their positions and this is why the leadership of women is very minimal. Women are attending college and they are trying to further their education and their knowledge in the legal system but in many ways they are being held back from advancing in their professions. Women also face many stereotypes that make them looked down upon. Women are not allowed to be aggressive because if they are then they have anger issues but if a man was to do so they are just striving for what they are trying to get. If a woman shows that she is upset or sad then she is a very emotional person and she can't make those tough decisions that are needed to make. When a man shows the same emotion then he is caring and a bit sensitive. This is only keeping women down and away from enabling themselves to advance just like the males do. Women are facing these harsh challenges which are not allowing women to be equal just like the men are. In this society it is important to be fair because we have been changing out ways since years ago, but the women are still not being treated fair.

Blog # 32

Women lawyers and men lawyers are very different when is comes to parenting. When it comes to parenting it depends on what the mother and father planned to do with their children and what roles they decided to take. Women are supposed to be the caretaker of the family according to the gender expectations and the men are supposed to work the odd hours to support his family. With the mom being a lawyer she needs to be ready for some insults because she will be called an unfit mother if she is not home with her kids when they need her. It may be very hard for the mother to always be with her children and she may need to have someone else watch her kids or even take them places but she will also be called an unfit mother because she is choosing work over her kids. Men have a very different role in the family they are expected to not be home with their kids during the day. They would be called an unfit dad if they were the ones staying home all day to watch the kids and take them to and from school. It is important that the family does spend time together but if a women does want to be a lawyer the family already knows that their mother will be a very busy person because of the amount of work that she has. Males are expected to work extra hours and to be busy throughout the day, to busy that they can't be with their kids. Women on the other hand are expected to work very minimal hours if they even work at all, but if they don't work then how are they being successful? Success and knowledge is very important in today's society because there is new technology and now days people continue to go to school to get a profession that they could have that will bring them a lot of money. Although with men, they also want to be an involved parent and as a lawyer that would restrict their times that they get to spend with their child so it also becomes hard for the men that want that time off to spend with their kids. There are also those men that are single parents that should be able to have flexiable hours because they are the only ones that are able to tend to their childrens needs. There is a high importance with child care and they need to be changed so that the children of these lawyers are not the ones being hurt.

Blog #31

In every family you will most likely find them trying to juggle work, kids, school, and other activities. In legal professions the parents face the same things and they always have to miss time with their families because of the extensive amount of work they have to do. The problem with women is that they are the ones that take care of the kids the majority of the time so they find it very hard t0 be away from their kids. Women lawyers have to find a balance between working as a lawyer and working as a mother, and at times it may be very difficult. Many times women find themselves needing to be at two places at once but at the same time they are also working at their office and they need to be there too. Mothers really need to have flexible hours because they are the primary care taker of their kids. Having flexible hours may not allow them to have great credibility because they are taking off of work to tend to their kids. This may make them receive more criticism because they are missing a lot of work and they may not be depicted as real lawyers because they are hardly ever there. They should also have telecommuting available to them because there are many times when kids get sick and they need to be home. Allowing them time off of work throughout the day may conflict with their clients and they could begin to lose their client which means they will eventually lose their status in the firm also. When people see that their lawyer is working at scattered hours then it may seem that they are unreliable and you won't be able to reach them when you truly need to, so that will drive clients away from this lawyer. Even though there is a phone that could be used for communication while the lawyer is tending to her kids there still is a fear that they may never be able to meet face to face until the day of the trail and that may be unacceptable to many clients. Another problem is that telecommuniting will not be as effective because they do not have a supervisor standing over them or a male to apparently tell them what is right or what is wrong.

Blog #29

Very few minority women stay in law because they are treated differently then men and experience racism and discrimination. These women are judged not just solely on their gender but their ethnicity also, which makes it twice as worse. Just because someone is a minority doesn't mean that they give you permission to talk down on them or to look down on them, they are a person just like everyone else and they should be treated with respect no matter what. There are several minority women that try to advance themselves but when they get their cases their clients don't treat them right and they end up leaving because they are being mistreated. The stories of NPR relfect the frustration that former women lawyers have had with their law firms and the legal system as a whole. Even though we are supposed to be living in a society that is supposed to be equal we are instead facing and allowing males to chastise women. Many women leave because they are being mistreated and many times it is planned by the men because they want them to leave. They are either given a hard case or cases that they will continuely lose only because they are being discriminated against. Many women noticed that even if they were a minority that gave from a great prestigious school they would still be treated worse than a white male or female from a state school. These women work hard at what they do, and they should also be praised but unfortunately they are being mistreated and they are being pushed out of the legal system just because many males believe they are not equal to thm. Especially in the legal system there should not be an inequality because we go to the legal system for justice so what are they supposed to do when the inequality and unjustice is inside the system itself. It should not be the color of your skin or the gender that allows you to succeed or not it should rely on your ability to be good at what you do.

Blog #28

Sonia Sotomayor ws characterized as many different things, from the very beginning when she ws simply just nominated for the Supreme Court by Barack Obama. She was called a "fiery Latina woman" which was a common sterotype of Latina women for many years. Sotomayor was judged by her behaviors in the court from the media. When she was compared to a male his actions were seen as more acceptable then hers even if their actions were the same. Sonia is very tough and very quick and has an extremely good work ethic but that is all overseen because they are busy critizing her because she is a women and she is hispanic. She is seen as being a person that is rude and too tough but when a male did the same as her in the courtroom he was praised for his proformance. If Sonia decides to put up a fight she is seen as difficult and someone that is easily angered, basically she is looked down upon because of her actions, but if a male was to do the same thing he would be considered right for doing so. Males do not believe that they should hold such a high position in the workplace like the males currently have. The women are not able to work as a male because if they do they are look at as they are out of their character even if that is how they really are. To be a lawyer it requires you to be tough and to get the respones you need, Sonia knows what she is doing and went to school and learned how to be a lawyer just like the male lawyers did too. Sonia is seem as being at the same level as the other males she works with but the males find this disturbing and they try to push her down any way they can. Sonia is doing what she does best and she is trying to get justice out of what she does but because she is a woman people do not want her to act like she is a tough woman. Gender plays a huge role in the law profession.