Unit D Blog #39

I think for the work/life balance aspect of the professional fields of work there must be initiatives set off to get this program into motion. Some incentives could be a good idea, for instance the government could help the aid in the funding of some of these programs as long as the employers are willing to carry through. This would put the employer in charge of the programs but they would be funded initially by government programs. This would make the employee more likely to ask about getting the specific benefits, and set into motion a serious change from within workplaces all over. I believe that this is one way to initiate work/life balance benefits, and perhaps even some extra help for the employee. There are many ways to set off the work/life balance programs that the EEOC has lobbied to create. If the government mandated programs and forced companies to begin assistance programs, this may be seen as kind of a harsh way to solve the issue, but it would be just and fair, and would set off a serious of programs that will bring to light the issues at hand. Once all of these programs have been created the equity between man and woman in the law profession can finally be equal, which we need to instate if we ever hope to have equality in the workplace.

Unit D Blog #38

Jeanine Pirro is the female lawyer which I chose to write about in this blog. I will now show you all her profile as depicted on the the provide website for the blog number.
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Jeanine Pirro is the first woman District Attorney in Westchester County, the first woman Westchester County court judge, the first woman to try a murder case in Westchester County and the first woman in New York State to be named "outstanding prosecutor."

In October 1997, Jeanine Pirro, chair of the New York State Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities, issued a comprehensive report.

The Commission's detailed recommendations resulted in the passage of legislation to enhance protections and provide safeguards to victims of domestic abuse."

Jeanine Pirro is a very influential lawyer from the state of New York. She is the district attorney of Westchester County and has really been an influential piece in the law profession. She has done extensive and influential work in the issue of domestic violence. Her research has led to legislation being passed and assists victims of domestic violence on a daily basis. Jeanine Pirro's work will be forever remembered and she will be seen as an influential figure in modern law.

Unit D Blog #36

I most certainly believe that corporate America can lure women back into the workforce. It is quite a shame that women have not been getting the equal treatment that their male counterparts in the workforce. All of our blogs thus far have pretty much shown that there is a lot of work to be done concerning making everything equal for women. White males especially have had the distinct advantage in corporate industries, making up a large percentage of the total core. It is completely biased that they have received preferred treatment in the industry, as I'm sure everyone can agree that equal treatment of all people would be the best option available. Corporate America has to lure women back in by making up for all of its mistakes in the past concerning women. They need to even out the wages right off the bat, and they also need to allow for the hiring of women to be on the same ratio is that of men. As we have been discussing in this unit so far, these corporations need to implement assistance for those women that care for their children alone, or with a husband that has been laid off. These companies also need to consider the amount of women and people in general that care for sick, elderly, or disabled family members. If they are able to even things out across the board to make the industry fair for all people, then they may have a shot at luring women, who are graduating college as well as attending college on a higher levels than males, back into the workforce in which women have been shunned and disadvantaged with since the start. Corporations need to realize that women are just as smart as men, and as college numbers show, more educated as a majority. They will realize after they study these factors that their biases have been negative the whole time, and that women deserve just as much of a shot as men do in the professional world.

Unit D Blog #35

The EEOC's document about "Best Practice" in regards to employees dealing with caregiver/work and family balance. I think that this document is a very important piece of information to say the least. We can easily see that balance of family and work is an issue that many Americans have to deal with. The majority of the people that deal with this issue however is women, and as the article more specifically stated, women of color. This is a major issue, because the article also shows how many mothers are left to work and provide for their kids entirely on their own individual income. Since this issue is so prevalent in today's society, some form of assistance should be provided for these women. The EEOC asks for employers to do more than merely the bare minimum when it came for assisting the employees who have a busier home life, such as a person who cares for a disabled family member, spouse, etc. I think this article should go a long way in getting some employers to think critically about the situation in which many of their employees have to handle at home. The article also goes into detail about how the current economic state of the country has been especially tough on the industries such as construction, and as the article stated, investment banking. This means that women are providing much of the financial support for many families in situations such as this. I believe that with more of a push on a hot button issue such as this, serious change could be made, but it all starts with employers, and their willingness to support this proposition. We can only hope that these companies and businesses will be considerate to these mothers and others in care giving situations.

Unit D Blog #33

Woman have made many advances in the law industry since joining the professional workforce. While there has been much progress made, there is also still room for much improvement. We will take a little time in this blog to discuss the advancement of women in the field of law. Yes, woman have began to take many positions of power in the United States within big time corporations and law firms. Woman have also began to make more money than they have in the past, although these are hardly things to brag about considering our country is based off of everybody being "equal." There are signs of good news however, as a second woman has received a spot on the Supreme Court, making the ratio of women to men the highest it has ever been within that court system. This is in fact a good sign because it gives women everywhere the understanding that if they work hard, they can actually achieve the highest goals, which in the fact may have seemed a little impossible in the past. It is completely biased and unfair that women have not had equal access to fair wages and positions in comparison to men. This being said, the progress that has been made is remarkable, no matter how much of a double edged sword this statement may be. It is hard to be proud of something that should not be something that we aspire to, but rather something that we have had all along. But since this is not the case, we must enjoy the progress that we have seen women make up to this point, and realize that we take for granted some of the opportunities that we have today, no matter how unfair that may be.

Unit D Blog #32

I feel that parenting and a career as a lawyer for men and women can have a few different outcomes in terms of their careers. Obviously a woman's career can be hurt simply with the amount of maternity leave and time spent with the infant. This is unjust and we can all agree with that point by now. Men are traditionally, and this is pushed hard through media influence, supposed to be the ones that are making the money for the children in the family. Men are the breadwinners, the supporters, and the hard workers. These things are not as true as the media has portrayed them to be, but in the public eye this is really how they believe that things work. Because this mentality is so prevalent in our society, men are often chastised for taking time off work, especially being a lawyer, to spend time with their families. Co workers would look at this as something that a woman should be doing for the family, taking time off, and they would look down upon a male coworker for wanting this. Society today is trying to rid itself of these extreme gender biases that we are forced to deal with, and as time goes on it would seem that there should be no difference whether the man or the woman is the one who makes more money, spends more time at work, helps out around the house, takes time off when the kids are sick, etc. These gender lines should become more and more invisible as our society adapts to a system where there is no roles set out for each gender. More and more families have began to adopt this mentality and this is leading to a new way in which things are beginning to happen in the United States. These days, more and more men can be seen taking time off work to be with the kids, cooking and cleaning at home, among other things across gender lines. At the same time, women can be seen as high powered attorneys, CEO's, and the member of the family that is bringing home the most money at the end of the week. We are making progress, but there is still plenty of progress to be made in our country.

Unit D Blog #31

Many professions come standard with the difficulty of balancing work and family life. This balance is often times seen where certain biases come into play concerning women and what they are supposed to do when they have children and they work as lawyers and such. Jobs have obvious problems with men or women wanting to spend too much time away from the office, because this leads to them not being able to handle all of the cases that they are working on or even sometimes results in the loss of a case or a client because of the lawyers family life. Their are certain ways to attempt to fix this problem so that the employer can be happy with the amount of work that the employee commits too, and also so that the parents of children can be able to spend time with their families. i believe that jobs need to incorporate more work that can be done from home into the work week. This way, instead of spending over 40 and 50 hours a week in the office the employee can be doing this busy work from home, and will give them the opportunity to spend some quality time with their families, which is arguably the most important part of life for somebody who has children to attend to. This option needs to be readily accessible for mothers who are working in the law field. Often times these females are left out in the cold when the issue arises of a family life. The employer will say that the woman has to choose one or the other, family or work, and this is completely unjust. The balancing of home and work life is a very hard balance to maintain, but with a little help and cooperation from the employers, life could be a lot more simple for all of the parties involved.