Even with an education and equal experience, if you’re a minority or woman, you will still make less than an individual who is not. This module, has allowed me to the reality of the economic disparity that exist and has provided me a view of life through the lens of the privilege, as Patricia Hill Collins’ stated in her piece, titled “Matrix of Domination” (Collins, 1990). The detrimental effects of economic disparity are as follow:
• Families are not able to afford quality childcare, housing, health care or in some cases education.
• More than 12 percent of women ages 65 and older and nearly 65 percent live below the poverty line (U.S. Congress Economic Committee, 2016).
• Little or no retirement saved.
I feel everyone should get paid the
• Families are not able to afford quality childcare, housing, health care or in some cases education.
• More than 12 percent of women ages 65 and older and nearly 65 percent live below the poverty line (U.S. Congress Economic Committee, 2016).
• Little or no retirement saved.
I feel everyone should get paid the