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In the divorce case, the father and mother both sought primary custody of their two children. Both spouses worked full-time jobs and sometimes had conflicts with caring for their children. Judges and lay people who supported traditional gender roles allocated more custody time to the mother than to the equally-qualified father, but the judges were even more biased in favoring the mother than were laypeople. Only three percent of the judges in the sample gave the father more custody time than the mother. In the exact same scenario as a man, a women has only a 3% chance of losing custody. | In the divorce case, the father and mother both sought primary custody of their two children. Both spouses worked full-time jobs and sometimes had conflicts with caring for their children. Judges and lay people who supported traditional gender roles allocated more custody time to the mother than to the equally-qualified father, but the judges were even more biased in favoring the mother than were laypeople. Only three percent of the judges in the sample gave the father more custody time than the mother. In the exact same scenario as a man, a women has only a 3% chance of losing custody. | ||
From a 2014 | From a 2014 study, it was found that in general, females were treated more leniently by the court system, although specific groups of female defendants were found to experience cumulative disadvantage across the criminal court system. | ||
Additionally, Scholars have found that women receive shorter sentences for sex crimes than men. A 2014 study suggests that federal courts are more lenient on female defendants in general. Women were less likely to be detained before trial. They were 46 percent less likely than men to held in jail prior to a trial. | Additionally, Scholars have found that women receive shorter sentences for sex crimes than men. A 2014 study suggests that federal courts are more lenient on female defendants in general. Women were less likely to be detained before trial. They were 46 percent less likely than men to held in jail prior to a trial. | ||
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There's a famous proverb that says "with power comes responsibility". To all the feminists who push for equality and an increase in female power, there is a strange absence for a concurrent increase in female accountability. In a nutshell, women want legal, political and social power, but they want none of the associated responsibility. | There's a famous proverb that says "with power comes responsibility". To all the feminists who push for equality and an increase in female power, there is a strange absence for a concurrent increase in female accountability. In a nutshell, women want legal, political and social power, but they want none of the associated responsibility. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||