Week 7 - Isabel Doherty “Paternalistically”

 Paternalistically: (noun) policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibility “It was a landmark step toward state protections for workers but also encouraged the Court to act paternalistically and treat female workers differently from their male counterparts” - from article about the importance of the Brandeis Brief

I chose this word because it describes how to govern people in an organized and methodical way, and I hear the word “pattern” in it, which also adds to how it is almost a strict pattern of these manners repeating.