Blog 32

Blog 32

When we think of lawyers, we think of people who seem to work all the time, usually males. We see lawyers in court, visiting with clients, and pouring over books and papers at the office all day. Then they go home and, if the family is lucky, he might sit down to supper with them, then give them all a quick kiss, and proceed to his study or home office to pour over papers and books till possibly the wee hours of the morning. He doesn’t worry about getting the children off to school in the morning, taking care of them if they get sick, or running the household.
Now, think about a woman lawyer that has children. We see her getting the kids ready for school in the morning, maybe taking them to school herself, and then going to work. She gets to work later than she should and gets busy. A couple of hours into the day, she gets a call from school that one of the kids is sick so she must leave and go take care of that child. That is the end of her work day at the office already. She is the one that runs the household. Additionally, she may clean the house, do the laundry, and do the grocery shopping.
Then we have the high power female attorney who has children. People look at her and wonder how she achieves so much as an attorney, supposedly has a great life with her husband and kids, and never seems to slow down. She is considered a suspect parent. What those considering her suspect may not know is that her office provides for things such a flex schedules or child care at the office where she can pop in and see her kids every so often. (Word Count – 301)