Blog 32

High-powered women lawyers are viewed as suspect parents because of all the time it takes in order for them to get into that position, it is time that was not spent with their kids. Parenthood is viewed differently for men, they are almost expected to not be at home, but be a work. They are viewed as the breadwinners, so if they are not at home at night with their families, it is alright. But if a woman works as many hours as a man does and has children, some parents look at her like she is not a good mother. Women have to get clever in how they manage their time at work and at home so that they will be able to have plenty of time to spend with their children. One woman says that she was looked down upon because she had a person that ran errands for her and cooked and cleaned. She defended her decision by saying that she does not have a lot of free time period, and she wants to be able to spend that time doing the things she enjoys doing, like being a mom and being with her children, rather than running around doing errands.