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The Onus Is On Us: We need to work harder to be heard in law school and beyond
By Kathleen Lynott • June 24, 2007 •Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to be nominated as Vice President of the United States, once said, "We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around." I believe that equality in the workplace is of the utmost importance and that in order to continue to strive for equality, women must work hard to rise in their chosen profession. The importance of women being able to choose their own career path and make their own living has been made clear over the past few decades; women are now allowed to engage in nearly every profession that men are.…
“Pink Collar” Law
By • June 24, 2007 •Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
My first year of law school has been an illuminating experience, particularly when looked at through a gendered lens. As a female law student I have encountered particular challenges that stem not only from being a woman in a male dominated field but also from wanting to do work that has been coded as female. From the first days of class, my female colleagues and I have started to get a glimpse of what being a female attorney will be like. We are questioned as to how we will balance family and work, something that our male counterparts are rarely…
Congratulations to the winners of Ms. JD Public Service Summer Scholarships!
By Anna Nelson • June 18, 2007 •Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
Ms. JD is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of its Public Service Summer Scholarship. Selected from nearly 200 applicants nationwide, the recipients and honorable mentions demonstrate extraordinary commitment to promoting women in the law through public service careers. WINNERSSummer 2007Heather Aquino is a 2L at St. John's University School of Law in Jamaica, New York. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is a class of 2000 graduate of Somerville High School in Somerville, New Jersey. This summer she is a legal intern for the United States Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General at Earle Naval…
My own worst enemy? Choosing to practice family law was harder than it should have been
By Heather Squatriglia • June 13, 2007 •Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
I am a woman who has chosen to enter a practice area that is dominated by women--Family Law (more specifically Juvenile Rights). As an older student (I'll be 37 in July), the whole reason I decided to go to law school was to work with youth in the juvenile justice system. I never considered this to be a gender specific area of the law (in the way that teaching and nursing have traditionally been women's professions) but apparently a lot of people do. I'm not really sure how I feel about that. Everybody hates to be stereotyped, especially when one…