Judge Sonia Sotomayor is in the process of being confirmed to the Supreme Court this week and it is very fascinating to hear the types of questions, perceptions, and views the senators and representatives have for her. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) said that she is a temperamental bully citing anonymous comments about her personality on the bench. That strikes me as fascinating because these are the typical comments that people have when a woman in power is tough. If a man in power acted similarly it is likely that he would be viewed as strong minded and tough, but Sotomayor is being characterized as a bully. It shows me that we have a long way to go as far as gender equality is concerned.
On a similar note, I am highly interested to see how our Diversity workshop unfolds at school during orientation week. We had the same seminar at a diversity conference, but almost everyone in the room was an underrepresented minority. We still have our own stereotypes and many of us disagreed about a lot of them (we are a diverse group within ourselves). During Orientation the underrepresented minorities will represent a mere 8-10% of the class, so I am looking forward to hearing what the rest of my class has to contribute.
I'll definitely let you know how that turns out in about a month. Cheerio!
