...Proposal Draft #2 – Misogyny Towards Latinas in the U.S. As a whole, the Latino community has faced a world of hatred by American society. This oppression includes stereotypes, lack of opportunity, and dehumanization. Progress has been made over the decades, and issues like these have been introduced to a mainstream light. However, many disregard the injustices Latina women constantly face due to their race and gender. Many people, including some Latinas, are unaware of the many forms of oppression Latinas face by merely existing in America. This begs the question: How are Latina women oppressed in modern America? My initial hypothesis on this subject is that Latina women face many types of oppression that come from a combination of their womanhood and race. This is true due to the fact that, even in their own communities, Latinas are seen as inferior due to their gender and background. It can be observed that Latinas have their own experience with patriarchy and white supremacies. Furthermore, they must also cope with machismo, which are patriarchal beliefs held by Latino men. Based on machismo, men often abuse or take advantage of the women in their lives. As a woman, Latina’s issues are often overlooked and seen as insignificant. Rather than addressed, these injustices, are often...
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...Workplace Racial Discrimination October 3, 2011 Employment Law: Workplace Racial Discrimination A number of federal and state laws prohibit racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person's race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white) individual, but there have been recent cases where whites have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, the minority received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of the white individual. Racial discrimination in the workplace has been a challenging issue for the United States since awareness rose in the 1960s. Blacks and other minority workers have faced intimidation, harassment and subtler forms of racism such as the difficulty of landing a job or promotion, even when they have the requisite qualifications. The United States has been actively combating racial discrimination in the workplace for 46 years, yet challenges remain. Many people do not really know much information on how racial discrimination at workplaces may take place, but many concerns can be answered with these following questions: 1. How long has racial discrimination at workplaces been going on for? 2. What are the laws on racial discrimination about? 3. What are some reasons for racial discrimination? 4. What...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Racial formation |An analytical tool in sociology that was developed by Michael Omi and Howard Winant. This is used | | |to look at race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance of racial | | |categories is determined by social, political and economic forces. | |Segregation |Refers to setting apart or separating things or people. More common form is racial segregation | | |which applies to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a| | |public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. | |De jure segregation |De jure meaning concerning law. De jure segregation is segregation that is imposed by the law. | |Pluralism |A condition in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and | | |tolerated within a society. | |Assimilation |The process whereby a minority group gradually...
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...In PHILLIPS v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORP (1971), Mrs. Ida Phillips brought a lawsuit against Martin Marietta Corp for denying employment because of her gender. She too added other allegations such as the company wasn't accepting job application from those women who has pre-school kids, but at the same time men who had pre-school kids were employed and company was accepting their application. As, a result nothing could be proved as the company showed that it was hiring women and men equally in the company in different positions (PHILLIPS v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORP, 1971). Jennifer Maudlin a single mother, bought a lawsuit against Inside Out, a religiously-based community center. She claimed that fired her after she told them, that she was in her trimester pregnancy. According to her just single mom were treated in that way, there too were single dad but the rules were different for them. They were not fired to have a kids before marriage. Jennifer is not only the person who faced such discrimination, there are many women who faces pregnancy discrimination and loses their job (Inside Out and Pregnancy Discrimination, 2013)....
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...Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in the history of the United States and the third woman. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in May of 2009 and assumed the role in August of 2009. She was born in the Bronx during 1954 to Juan and Celina Baez Sotomayor. Sonia parents were born in Puerto Rico and later moved the United States for a better life. Her father died when she was nine and her mother assumed the role of single parent. Sonia's mother made sure to instill in her children the importance of higher education and learning English. Her mother made many sacrifices to make sure her kids would have a better life. When talking about Sotomayor's mother Antonia Felix writes " Celina's ability to forge a strong sense...
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...Wages: Is There Really a Gender Pay Gap Abstract The wages used in the following research paper were taken from a population of 100 workers and divided by 12 descriptive statistics. The purpose of this research is to determine if there really is a gender gap with wages. The following descriptive statistics were used: wage, industry, occupation, education, location (from the south or not from the south), non-white, Hispanic, female, ex-military, marital status, age and Union. This research paper will include the problem statement, research question, hypothesis, definitions, presentation of data, conclusion, implication, recommendations and reference page. This research paper is composed from peer reviewed journals and references are available on the last page of this research paper. Wages – Is there really a Gender Pay Gap Introduction Is the United States work force still facing the issue of gender pay gap? According to The American Association of University Women (AAUW) it’s real, it’s persistent, and it’s undermining the economic security of American families. This research paper will define that there is indeed a pay gap between men and women working full time in the United States. (Linda D. Hallman, CAE AAUW Executive Director, 2012) Problem Statement The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has been on the front lines of the fight for pay equity since 1913. AAUW members were in the Oval Office when President...
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...The morning of several more executions, he is asked to postpone the deaths, for no one could truly believe these people were guilty. They were well liked and members of the church. Danforth refused to postpone the hanging because it would look like he no longer believed they were guilty. This would be controversial for him because these folk had the same amount of evidence against them as all those who had already hung. His self image and name were more important to him than the lives of these people. Danforth would rather they die than let the town think he made a mistake. Society puts so much pressure on the individual to only watch their own back, that people are willing to do almost anything to stay ahead, including letting other...
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...after being deceived into sexual exploitation and labor. Victims of human trafficking end demoralized, devastated, and defeated. Those that suffer emotional and physical rape and abuse have low chances of leaving normal lives again it is that serious. Globally, it is estimated that approximately 28,000,000 people are trafficked annually. To be a victim of trafficking, a person does not have to be moved from one region to another, or be physically restrained (Todres 60). Human trafficking is a social issue because individuals who fall victim to trafficking are not indiscriminate. Rather, they are part of populations that are made vulnerable through racial and ethical oppression, economic injustice, gender discrimination, or some form of oppression. Human trafficking goes against the principles of dignity and freedom. It is an act that takes place within borders and internationally. When people are exploited in this manner, individuals who are trafficked are dehumanized and traffickers are rewarded for their inhumanity. It weakens the social fabrics and morals of the society. Many incidences have been revealed amongst many avenues in the sex industry including fake massage businesses, hostess clubs, residential brothels, and online escort services. Human trafficking is a...
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...Affirmative Action, What Is It Affirmative action is an easy target that is injustice, and it creates barriers against all. According to the Fish, affirmative action was created to give “preferential treatment to disadvantaged minorities as part of a plan to achieve social equality” (2), in other words to right the wrong that society has done to minorities and allow them an equal opportunity at a life. In Scheer’s essay “Cries of ‘Reverse Racism’ Ring Hollow,” he states “The quest for diversity was not only morally satisfying but practical, encouraging a meritocracy designed to link all communities with an emerging middle class to create a more stable society and productive economy” (3). All society has done is to created reverse racism. Society cannot right the wrong they created in the past. By trying to right the wrong, America is discriminating against others and later we will have to try to fix that problem. Why would society want to create a larger problem in trying to help minorities? I agree strongly with Fish when he argues, “two wrongs don’t make a right; if it was wrong to treat blacks unfairly, it is wrong to give blacks preference and thereby treat whites unfairly” (2). An entry in Wikipedia notes “affirmative action to remove discrimination is counterproductive, both because it requires the very discrimination it is seeking to eliminate in order to work and because it promotes prejudice by increasing resentment of those who are the beneficiaries of...
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...Sells.session1.journal As an imigrant I have faced a lot of discrimination, especially at work since I'm the only latina in my department that was not born in the U.S. Because of this, I don't feel as happy and fulfilled as I should. I know I do my job correctly and to the best of my ability. I take personal pride in knowing I go the extra mile for my patient's, however, others take the credit for the good I do and blame me for everything that is wrong. I want to better myself to show them and my kids that I can do whatever I put my mind to. I was fearful that I would come across these same kinds of difficulties going through the admission process and in classes as I have at work. But once I took the innitiative of doing something to enrich...
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...Are U.S. Employment Discrimination Laws Outdated? American race relations were not always as tolerant as one might suggest. It took centuries of legislative actions, court decisions and evolving public policy to arrive where the United States stands today. Legislation barring discrimination against minorities in the United States is nothing new. The Fifth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution states that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law.” The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, and courts upheld that it bars racial discrimination. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave all persons the same right to make and enforce contracts and to benefit from laws. There were various laws and court decisions that made discriminating against minorities and women unlawful, but due civil unrest, Congress passed a multitude of new civil rights laws (Dessler, 2013). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's benchmark civil rights legislation, and it continues to resonate in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It specifically states that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to hire or to discharge an individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his/her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin...
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...Summary * During the early 1970s, women of color were subjected to a sterilization abuse where social workers and the government would sterilize them without their consent. * Tubal ligation was formerly the most prevalent form of sterilization in the United States. * With technological advances, new forms of contraceptives have been developed and marketed by pharmaceutical companies. * Two temporary forms of sterilization were introduced and approved in the 1990s, which include Norplant and Depo-Provera. Norplant is a contraceptive that can sterilize a woman for up to five years. * The policy makers in U.S passed a bill that made Norplant contraceptive to be mandatory for women on public aid and mostly targeted women of color. * This raised a concern, as many believed that the government was using Norplant as a punitive racially targeted population control measure. * Such move was similar to the forceful sterilization that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s within the southern states. * Depo-Provera was introduced as a substitute for Norplant after the late was proven to have several side effects, and research shows that black and Hispanic women use the drug more than the white women do. * Slide 1 * Depo-Provera (DP) refers to an injection aimed at preventing ovulation for a period of three months, and it was introduced because of the many benefits it has to other contraceptives. * A single DP injection prevents conception for...
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...past injustices against minorities by providing special incentives to institutions to hiring them, accepting them into schools among other economic arenas. Some legislation, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that outlawed all sorts of discrimination against anyone based on race, gender, and religion, and included desegregation of public schools. The term "affirmative action" was first used in the United States in "Executive Order” signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, which included a provision that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, colour, or national origin.” In the United States, affirmative action has been the subject of numerous court cases. In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the Supreme Court permitted educational institutions to consider race as a factor when admitting students. In other countries, such as the United Kingdom, affirmative action is rendered illegal because it does not treat all races equally. This approach to equal treatment is described as being "colour blind." In 1995 after the case of Adarand Constructors v.Pena, Justice Thomas stated that “the constitution, federal and state laws should all be coloured blind”. Meaning these areas should treat every individual equally, removing the previous barriers that may have been present. The original idea of Affirmative action was to reduce discrimination. Ensuring that...
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...2005 show women earning only 0.77 of what men earn (Weinberg 26). Research has brought out many factors that seem to be influential, such as number of hours worked, experience, and differences in employers (Weinberg 26). However, such explanations do not offer much hope for improving the situation so as to make equal pay a reality. The recently passed Ledbetter Bill has closed some loopholes, but it is unlikely to have a significant effect on ending pay disparities (Erbe). Some might argue that the government can do no more since these disparities result from factors other than gender discrimination. However, as long as women make considerably less than men in similar jobs, women are second-class citizens and not full participants in society. I strongly urge Congress to craft and pass legislation that recognizes the existence of gender pay disparities as an indication of discrimination so as to force companies and other organizations to provide their women workers with pay equivalent to men’s pay. Issues While it is true that positions that typically employ women pay less than many similarly skilled jobs that employ mostly men, even when men and women have the same jobs, women typically...
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...Another consequence of rule imposing is that the requirements inadvertently exclude certain national origin groups: “For example, a minimum height requirement for certain jobs…may disproportionately screen out people of certain national origins…and would be against the law unless the employer could prove that it is related to the job and needed for the employer to operate safely or efficiently” (“Employment Rights of Immigrants Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws”). With these rules, employers are easily able to discriminate against immigrants. Even if an employer doesn’t refuse to hire an immigrant, they are still able to mistreat immigrant workers in other...
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