Sandra Day O Connor Argumentative Essay

It has taken women a long time to gain equal positions compared to men in higher position jobs. Relatively recently, women have been able to slowly access these higher positions in various fields. One of these areas in which women have slowly been gaining higher positions in the field of politics and law. Within this field the Supreme Court of the United States has had very few women that sat on the court that makes the decisions that impacts the laws of the nation. However in 1981, the first women to hold this position was nominated and approved to be on the Supreme Court, her name is Sandra Day O’Connor. O’Connor is a significant women to the history of the United States, opening up doors for other women to advance their own careers in politics and law. She came

Even when she was denied a position as a lawyer after law school, she found other avenues to advance her career and education. In an interview with Harvard Business Review she said, “I didn’t limit myself to one area of activity. I was willing to take an interesting-sounding job in almost any direction. If given an opportunity, I would try to make something of it and do it well.” This mindset allowed her to experience many different aspects of a career in politics and law as she expanded her own knowledge and networked with many different people (Harvard Business Review). Her desire to learn, work with others and make a difference has not stopped since she retired from the Supreme Court. Following retirement she is working as a visiting judge for courts of appeals and also works part time for a federal district court. Additionally, she has also established a nonprofit called Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, which helps facilitate policy decisions through civil discussion in order for citizens to collaborate on policy (Iowa State University Archives of Women’s Political