Response #25

Some pros and cons in the term “a weapon in the arsenal” are black and white. Some people feel that it is ok for women to use their sexuality to advance their careers. While others feel that it is not okay because to recast the stereotypes that exist on women in the workforce. Women can use their sexuality to advance their careers because they can persuade judges or clients and even partners to side with them. They can be flirtatious and give a warm caring sense to the firm. Some male lawyers say that many successful women lawyers are successful in part because they learned how to master the skill. Therefore, they state that if it workers then use it because it’s a tool that most often times men cannot use in the courtroom. This would allow the women to have an extra weapon that is natural to them only and not men. However, other people believe that it can’t hurt the reputation that women may have in the field. It will continue to have the stereotype that women only get hired or promoted because they are good looking not because of the “lawyering” skills they possess. Others believe that it can give the wrong signals to clients. Some clients can become emotionally attached to their attorney’s that are women. This also allows or the continuation of sexual harassment to occur in the workforce. Male partners can flirt back with female lawyers, which can provide a sexual environment for the rest of the workers who may not be comfortable with the situation. All in all, I agree that if women choose to use the flirting skill to advance their careers that is there own purgative. However, I do not believe that women should then be allowed to pull the sexual harassment card or “unfair card” because they chose to take a more risky path than what should have been taken