http://www.karencaffrey.com/womenlawyersblog Psychotherapy and Counseling West Hartford, CT Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:31:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, researchers at UCLA conducted a fascinating little experiment regarding how people’s brainwaves register the experience of fairness. See Research Study. The researchers found that the reward circuitry of people’s brains activates in response to fairness in the same way it activates to eating chocolate or winning money. (Did someone ... http://www.karencaffrey.com/womenlawyersblog/2009/03/fairness-is-chocolate-to-the-brain/ Have you ever given much thought to the fact that Justice is a woman? According to the Office of the Curator of the Supreme Court of the United States, “Portraying Justice as a female figures dates back to depictions of Themis and Justicia in ancient mythology. Themis, known for her ... http://www.karencaffrey.com/womenlawyersblog/2009/03/justice-is-a-woman/ Twenty-five years ago, I decided to go to law school to fight for justice for women. By the time I graduated three years later, I was willing to put on the “golden handcuffs” and accept a well-paying offer with a private law firm. The work had nothing to ... http://www.karencaffrey.com/womenlawyersblog/2009/03/why-a-blog-for-women-lawyers/