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This 9 page paper focuses on the role of women in the legal profession. The paper attempts to answer the question as to why there are less female judgeships in the higher courts of the Untied States. Explanations revolve around general issues of women's rights and equality. The political climate of various administrations, particularly those of Reagan and Clinton, are the focus. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are portrayed as role models. Bibliography lists more than a dozen sources.
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Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton that eventually led to the constitutional amendment that recognized a womans privilege to vote (Bailey, 1997). On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment
was certified, and was also referred to as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment (WIN News, 1995). But the victory was not won overnight. Rather, over the course of 72 years,
thousands of women circulated countless petitions, giving speeches everywhere, even on street corners (1995). The point is that although the suffrage movement took so long, it was just a small
step for women. The mindset of the people needed time to catch up with the law. It was not until much later when a second wave of feminism surfaced in
the sixties and seventies. This was a time when women began to make great advances in terms of career and education. Suddenly, women were taken seriously as they demanded salaries
and job opportunities equal to men. During the time, women made choices other than what was deemed proper by society. Not only were they not staying home and playing house,
they were deciding to postpone marriage and family or even not make the commitment at all. Today, women have more choices than ever. Yet, there is a profession where women
are clearly in the minority. There seems to be less women taking judgeships in the high courts, even though there are increasingly more women enrolled in law schools. The
issue needs to be examined carefully. The Ayatollah Khomeini once said that women should be barred from judgeships because they are too tenderhearted (Cooper, 1993). But supposedly the United States
is much more advanced in terms of womens rights than say, Iran. However, it is important to remember that while Susan B. Anthony was standing trial for the crime of
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