In fact, according to an article written by Liskula Cohen and Matt Rotza, there should be a focus on bettering the American Penal system. They state,
“...truly meaningful prison reform should focus on (a) creating racial, gender, and economic equity in the distribution of justice and (b) cranking up pressure on politicians so that they will stop finding reasons to incarcerate people. Certainly we can start with lessening offenses on minor drug charges, particularly those involving marijuana; finding alternative methods of rehabilitation for juvenile offenders convicted of committing petty crimes, particularly those that focus on community participation and remembering that “it takes a village to raise a child”; and making sure that our prisons take …show more content…
Gender roles. Asking for alimony is considered emasculating in a world where men are considered successful as the breadwinners of the family. When men do, in fact, seek alimony, women breadwinners rarely pay without a battle. Still, the fact that this counts as gender discrimination is somewhat absurd. Sure American culture perpetuates the idea that if a man were to seek alimony, he were to be, in some way, shameful or undignified. However, as feminists often seek to banish gender roles, both for women AND men, it can’t be said that feminists are in any way trying to hinder an equal base for alimony. They can’t make men seek alimony. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to blame this inconsistency on a lack of acknowledgement from feminists.
Then, there’s the case of child custody during a divorce. In the American court system, it is estimated that women receive primary custody 68-88% of the time while fathers receive primary custody only 8-14% of the time with joint custody ranging 2-6% of the time (huffingtonpost.com). With such discrepancy, it’s wondered how this isn’t a bigger issue to the feminist movement when it is presented as an organization dedicated to the enduring equality of the
“...truly meaningful prison reform should focus on (a) creating racial, gender, and economic equity in the distribution of justice and (b) cranking up pressure on politicians so that they will stop finding reasons to incarcerate people. Certainly we can start with lessening offenses on minor drug charges, particularly those involving marijuana; finding alternative methods of rehabilitation for juvenile offenders convicted of committing petty crimes, particularly those that focus on community participation and remembering that “it takes a village to raise a child”; and making sure that our prisons take …show more content…
Gender roles. Asking for alimony is considered emasculating in a world where men are considered successful as the breadwinners of the family. When men do, in fact, seek alimony, women breadwinners rarely pay without a battle. Still, the fact that this counts as gender discrimination is somewhat absurd. Sure American culture perpetuates the idea that if a man were to seek alimony, he were to be, in some way, shameful or undignified. However, as feminists often seek to banish gender roles, both for women AND men, it can’t be said that feminists are in any way trying to hinder an equal base for alimony. They can’t make men seek alimony. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to blame this inconsistency on a lack of acknowledgement from feminists.
Then, there’s the case of child custody during a divorce. In the American court system, it is estimated that women receive primary custody 68-88% of the time while fathers receive primary custody only 8-14% of the time with joint custody ranging 2-6% of the time (huffingtonpost.com). With such discrepancy, it’s wondered how this isn’t a bigger issue to the feminist movement when it is presented as an organization dedicated to the enduring equality of the