Gender Bias in the courtroom

Our society has experienced many changes in discrimination against human gender, but there is still one area that has not changed. If we convict men and women to commit the same crime, that man may be more ruthlessly judged. Twenty thousand have been executed legally in the United States since the colonial era, of which only 400 are women, 27 of whom are guilty of magic. In the 23 years since the Supreme Court restarted the death penalty, the court sentenced 5,569 people to death, of which 112 were female.

Gender bias is preference or bias for gender. Prejudice can be either consciously or unconsciously and can be expressed in various subtle and obvious ways. In many countries, elimination of prejudice of men and women is the basis of many laws including laws for managing workplaces, family courts, even even polling stations. Despite these efforts, many legal and political scientists believe that gender equality as a whole is still a distant goal, and many areas are not close to this goal. Gender bias may be subtle or obvious and may lead to small or large results. For example, girls 'school sports are not as important as boys' school sports, the prejudice assumption leads to inequality of funds and facilities, which in turn leads to the creation of the ninth part of 'equality of educational opportunities'. In 1972, the US law prohibited inclusion by gender in public education including sports.

Gender bias in education is a potential problem that most people want to stand up and pay attention to. The casualties of this prejudice have been trained to stand up to keep silent and passive for years and hesitant to treat unjustly. "Over the years, teachers' time, energy, attention, and talent were unevenly distributed, boys accounted for a large proportion, which had an impact on girls" (Sadker, 1994) Because it is only teaching how to teach, subtle gender inequality seen in textbooks tends to be overlooked. Due to the gender socialization of our school and the hidden curriculum of gender discrimination students face everyday, today's girls and boys are receiving different and unequal education.

What makes this problem particularly troublesome is the bias referees, senior lawyers, jury, and even the customers themselves. Sex discrimination infects various encounters in the court from pre-trial motions to closed discussion. This clearly shows how difficult it is to eliminate gender difference from society as a whole by eliminating gender difference from law practice. I started my career as a trial attorney in 2001 and in the same year Rhode announced her report. I am working at Federal Public Defender's Office in Los Angeles. When I took on the job, I was ready for stress; almost immediately, my case involved a customer who was facing a long imprisonment due to a serious felony. Learning this lesson is essential to my success and the extension of my client's lifetime, as I did not explicitly say that my gender plays an important role in how to protect my clients.