Well I just realized that this blog is going to be considered late as it was due at 10am this morning. I forgot. I was thinking it was at midnight, so I apologize. And I promise it will not happen again. I realized that I have lost the points for this blog already but I figured I would do it anyways.
First off, my name is Raleigh Marie Brockway. My blog handle is JUS420raleighsblog. I chose my blog handle because it is my blog and the class is JUS 420. I know I am very creative. Anyways, I am currently a senior and my major is Justice Studies with a minor in Family studies because I wish to pursue a career in family law and child advocacy. The main reason I chose this class is because it is online. I have had two spine surgeries recently so I wanted to at least take one class online so I do not have to sit in those awful chairs at school! Obviously, there was more than one choice for justice online classes but I chose this one because I have heard really good reviews of the class. And beyond that, issues that deal with women and their working lives relates rather directly to the area of family law and child advocacy, as women tend to play a very central role in the lives of their children. So I thought it would be interesting to learn about the struggles they face in raising a home and having a career but I also thought it would be interesting to hear about the joy and pride it bring to them. Also, I am sure that one day I will be in the same shoes as the women we are studying – having a family and a career.
I feel that what is meant by women, work, and justice relates to the way that women are treated in their working lives. I feel like most people assume that this class will only have to do with women who work away from the home and the hardships on them and their families, and also the hardships they endure as a woman working in “a man’s world.” So I feel that the justice piece is not only about the way that women are treated in the workplace but also in how society views the way they choose to live their lives. It seems to me that society tends to have negative perception of women who chose to work while they have little kids. I also think that people miss the fact that working outside the home is not the only way to work. Many women work at home as a homemaker, and this should be recognized. For me, justice in terms of women and work has to do with bringing to the forefront everything that they do, and the hardships that go along with all of their responsibility. I think this is important because many women not only work out of home, but then they come home and keep working as a homemaker. Their job never ends and they never get a break. I find it extremely important to make this well known and to show them the gratitude that these strong women deserve. I feel that it is an extreme injustice to ignore everything these working women do. But the biggest injustice is acting like a woman in inferior to a man because society says so.
The issues that draw me into justice are mostly issues that revolve around kids. I have always had an affinity for children that are constantly in and out of juvy. I would love to bring to the forefront the issues that these children do and have dealt with because many people ignore these facts because of the behavior of the child. The people do not agree with the behavior and they do not understand how their mind works, and I feel this is how some people act towards working women with young children. Many people do not agree with working while a woman has young children so they look down upon them rather than trying to understand and maybe even help.
