Muschieka Muschett
The “D” Word There are many instances where I have felt discriminated against. Also, being a female minority, I believe we are more susceptible to being judged due to the “double factor” of being a woman and black. African Americans and women have always had to fight for equal rights and even today the fight continues. African Americans fight to be equal and not judged by the color of their skin. Meanwhile, women fight for equality and to not be judged by possessing a female anatomy. Growing up I’ve always felt that being black would put me at a disadvantage in life. After entering college, I realized that being a woman would also set me back! I thought to myself, “Well, what am I going to do with this “double factor?” Is this double factor really going to have an effect on my life? What does this mean about my career? …show more content…
I went online and looked up the statistics. I tried to read and soak in as much information as I could. One of the first articles I read was on CollegeTimes and it was titled “10 Surprising Statistics on Women in the Workplace.” After reading the article in its entirety, I concluded that although discrimination against women has lessened, there is still a great amount of inequality that exists. Although women comprise 46% of the total us workforce and 75% of the labor force, they are not considered equally qualified as men. Women contribute about 50% but are only paid 77.5 cents for every dollar a male coworker earns. Not only that, but women can expect to be paid as low as 72.3% lower than a male coworker if the position is more
The “D” Word There are many instances where I have felt discriminated against. Also, being a female minority, I believe we are more susceptible to being judged due to the “double factor” of being a woman and black. African Americans and women have always had to fight for equal rights and even today the fight continues. African Americans fight to be equal and not judged by the color of their skin. Meanwhile, women fight for equality and to not be judged by possessing a female anatomy. Growing up I’ve always felt that being black would put me at a disadvantage in life. After entering college, I realized that being a woman would also set me back! I thought to myself, “Well, what am I going to do with this “double factor?” Is this double factor really going to have an effect on my life? What does this mean about my career? …show more content…
I went online and looked up the statistics. I tried to read and soak in as much information as I could. One of the first articles I read was on CollegeTimes and it was titled “10 Surprising Statistics on Women in the Workplace.” After reading the article in its entirety, I concluded that although discrimination against women has lessened, there is still a great amount of inequality that exists. Although women comprise 46% of the total us workforce and 75% of the labor force, they are not considered equally qualified as men. Women contribute about 50% but are only paid 77.5 cents for every dollar a male coworker earns. Not only that, but women can expect to be paid as low as 72.3% lower than a male coworker if the position is more