36%. In Massachusetts, white men are only 36% of the population. This means 64% of the population being minorities are actually the majority when stacked up together. This means that society is missing out on 64% of its potential workforce and intellectuals. Cases such as those in Hidden Figures, the potentials of the three main characters were missed for so long due to the racial and social biases held by the “majority”. The effect on society is that society is deliberately holding itself back by refusing to recognize the talent of many minority classes out of racial and gender discrimination. Women on average score 30 points lower on the SAT math portion than their male counterparts. Women are left out and the effect is felt. Society is
