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.
I realized that I was in the same shoes with you about late post blog. I am ESL student so try to figure out things in English is not easy. I love your enthusiasm about justice, women, work and kids. I like when reading your introduction, you also stated the clear fact about injustice in the society.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the class, Raleigh,
ReplyDeleteI think you will find the course material to offer additional thoughts to ponder in your pursuit in a career in family law and child advocacy. The first book addresses the difficulties that poor single working women have in getting a head or even keeping a job because of the lack of quality, affordable and convenient childcare. While this is a problem for all working mothers, poor single women highlight the daily struggles one encounters without the help of another wage earner in the family and providing all the childcare. Government policies have made it more difficult for this population by cutting back resources and by not including childcare.
The last book focuses on women in the law. The author takes a detailed study of the everyday struggles that women have as lawyers. Of course the profession is extremely competitive and offers a wide range of work sites. The most highly paid lawyers are found in law firms and many try to gain partner status. Many women, particularly mothers, opt for positions that have more of a work/family balance. Interestingly, there is a movement in the legal field to create more family-friendly policies. Even men are no longer like their fathers but want to take a more active role in parenting their children or simply having a life that includes more than work.
The book will also highlight some of the embedded obstacles in the law face, everything from not being taken as having leadership skills, their dress, makeup, voice and difficulties with clients. I hope you enjoy this book. I have added some additional material to this section that include the Sotomayor hearings.
I look forward to reading your blogs.
Professor Romero
I read the syllabus several times, and did not see until this week when I was looking for the outline for the interview stuff, that I needed to be responding to other peoples blogs. I also did not see that I needed to respond to your comments on mine. This is why I did not respond to this comment which I do not know if we were supposed. I feel the the requirements were not quite obvious enough.
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