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Identify the organization initiatives that need to occur before work/life balance can be obtained and equity among men and women is gained in the legal profession. Critique and discuss English’s re-imagining the future.
In order for equity among men and women in the legal profession is obtain there is a need of a lot of change and a constant promotion of equality as well as addressing the inequalities so these do not continue to happen. There is a need to respect family in the life of attorneys and the obligations each carry. If one is constantly connected to work it will affect the family role in a negative way. Employers should become more flexible and less demanding of what their partners should take as a priority. Well at least lawyers should not be put in a situation in which they have to choose between their family and their progress. Compensation for any time apart from family should be considered or regulated.
Family and work values should not be weighted and become more significant than the other. Women wages should change as well. Not are only women in this profession have to go through the same bar exam and same experience but they should also get paid the same. This will help them not only have the necessary for their family but should not question their expertise because in the first place this is not the question or at least it should not be. The differences among men and women should be noted but should not be seen as reasons to justify pay, position or ability.
The overall conclusion is that men and women lawyers are both capable one’ should not be seen as sexualized, over emotional and less capable then the other. Gender should not be the cause of promotion but ability and education. reasonable wages [fair wages], flexibility, are still constant variables that are in need of attention, even why not family days funded by the firm in order to maintain their family united.the good thing about these findings is that there are more and more studies that suggest some of the solutions needed so we can now change what is needed.