ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how gender as a social identity was relevant in court proceedings and interviews with attorneys and judges involved in Operation Streamline. First, the pattern of men's benevolent sexism is described. Second, gendered patterns with respect to respondents’ comments about emotional issues are discussed, with women attorneys and judges doing more emotional management. Third, Latina respondents in particular suggested they had to engage in extra identity management in order to assert their authority with clients. Finally, work-related role strain among attorneys who had activist backgrounds and altruistic motivations is also patterned by gender and race/ethnicity, with most prior activists being Latina.
