"Salas said that he was concerned about Monserrate-Peñagarícano's "medical condition," adding: "A hot room is a trigger for hot flashes in women who are going through menopause." The theory did not sway District Judge Francisco Besosa, who found that Salas had committed professional misconduct. The judge ordered him to pay $1,000 in attorneys fees to Monserrate-Peñagarícano and to take a legal education course on professionalism...
“Discriminatory comments like this undoubtedly occur on a daily basis in the legal profession and are routinely swept under the rug,” wrote Besosa.
The frequency of such comments may be keeping women out of the courtroom. An American Bar Association study (PDF) published this year found that female trial lawyers contend with "inappropriate or stereotypical comments" from judges and fellow attorneys and that they have reported "being patronized and called 'honey' or 'dear' or referred to by their first name in the courtroom." Such hostility, concluded two trial lawyers who authored the study, may well keep women from arguing cases in lead roles, if at all."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-26/this-menopause-joke-explains-why-women-may-be-staying-out-of-the-courtroom
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