The Bad News (sort-of)
A well-written article on Supreme Court Justice Elena Kegan until the very last line which left a bitter taste in my mouth. What a pity!
“Your job [as a laywer] is to try to figure out how to persuade nine Supreme Court justices to take a particular position. And now my job is to figure out how to persuade eight.”
I thought a Chief Justice's job is to take a stand that ensures the law is interpreted and administered in a just and beneficial way, not persuade other Justices to your opinion. This worries me because she is a very liberal judge, and if her goal is to sway the other 8 Supereme Court Justices to her side, I think this country is going to be in big trouble. I'm not saying you can't dissent or even try to win people over to her side- I'm just saying that her main focus shouldn't be on trying to get other people to agree with her.
The Good News though
The National Science Foundation will announce new steps that will make it easier for women to persue career in engineering and the sciences, such as making working policies easier for women to juggle a family and career.
My favorite part?
"There is a common misconception that workplace flexibility policies cost business money. In fact, the opposite is true. A study from the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that flexible workplaces often attract the best workers and experienced reduced absenteeism, lower turnover and higher productivity."
Some businesses refuse to hire or pay women lower wages, citing that it is more economical. Guess what buddies- times have changed, and you better jump on the bandwagon and start treating women more fairly. Like equalizing our pay on par with the men. If not one day you are going to find that your competitors' workforce are filled with highly accomplished women blazing a trail for you to follow limping behind.
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