It’s Monday morning…trial day! You awake and quietly move about the house in the early morning hours running your opening statements through your head. You know every file, every deposition, and every witness statement. You are ready. You approach your closet for your battle gear. What are you going to wear?
A few months ago, I read an article entitled "The Importance of a Woman's Image in the Workplace" that was published in Legal Ink Magazine by William Cane. Mr. Cane states that, “if you are a professional—like a CPA, investment counselor, or attorney—you are going to be judged on the basis of your appearance everyday by clients, colleagues and decision makers.” I do agree with this statement; however, I don’t agree with much else in Cane’s article.
Becoming a parent is itself a reason to want a more flexible schedule, but the need is particularly acute in our house during the legislative session, as I become the primary child shuttler, feeder, and bedtime-regimen enforcer. When I first assumed this role in the previous legislative session, I did so with the best of intentions. I lasted one week.
