In a different class of mine we discussed the differences between women and men in the work force. Although it is illegal to differentiate pay based on gender, a woman would get paid less than a man for doing the same job with the same experience. This is an illegal practice and someone and an employer who does practice that risks getting brought up on charges. While this is wrong and should end, the fact still remains that women do get jobs (maybe not as often as men), and although women are less likely to hold an important business career (i.e. CEO) there are still women out there who do. Granted, they needed to work harder to get there. And here in this example, women are making up for generations and generations of being excluded from the workforce. As long as there is no legislation against it, it is merely a social issue. For the mainstream social consciousness to change it is going to take time and hard work and a lot of 'prove 'em wrong' type of attitude. I may be an optimist, but I believe that as long as there are minorities out there who are willing to be patient, work hard, lead by example, and break their own stereotypes, it is only a matter of time before everyone has an equal playing field.
I think that class on Thursday represented this a little bit. The issue of age was brought up which signified that opinions and beliefs are changing through generations. This does not have to be a bad thing, because it can signify progress. If more and more people are thinking race is secondary to economic class, maybe with time, racism could die out.
Meredith Cotter, Post #8
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