Institutional discrimination can be defined as the type of discrimination built into the structure of society. (Hagelskamp & Hughes, 2014) This is particularly distasteful because it is the type of mistreatment of certain groups whereby the people engaging in the behavior do not realize they are doing it. (McNamara, & Burns, 2009) Further, people who engage in institutional discrimination might even think that they are treating everyone fairly. (McNamara, & Burns, 2009) I have my personal experience with institutional discrimination first hand. Years ago I applied for a position as an airline stewardess back in 1991. I had just finished high school and I was unsure if college was for me, so I decided to apply for a stewardess position. So I
