be equality in sentencing. Men and women should be sentenced alike when like crimes are done. Until society can change its image of women as the helpless victim of crime, little will change. When society can separate deviant acts from the gender of the violator, true equality will be achieved. Be it homicide or child abandonment society must treat the defendant the same, be it man or women. We must ignore our ideals and norms of gender and focus on the fat that a member of society committed an act against society and should be punished accordingly....
