"It's a man's
world", or more specifically, "it's a white man's world." For many years, white men have been dominant
racially and gender wise. It has come to be a place where women and minorities have to work a little harder if
they want to succeed . It would seem that this problem would've have disappeared;
especially because so many things have been put into action in order to erase
inequality ─ The Emancipation Proclamation, Civil Rights movement, women's
suffrage, the 19th amendment that constitutes a woman's right to vote, and etc.
This leads to the bigger question; why is that there are still biases existing
in this day and age
Nearly everyone has a belief that they are unbiased ─ that
they aren't discriminative towards race and genders. People choose to see that
being biased is only "being biased" when others commit obvious red
flag behavior that display prejudices. However, this issue extends out further
than the man in the office who makes sexual slurs or the woman who believes
that minorities should leave America. There are hidden biases that people can't
escape.
(To learn more about hidden biases click the link) NY Times: Exposing Hidden Bias at Google
Success can come from creating a more versatile
workplace. People grow when their mistakes are revealed to them. They come to a
revelation that motivates a series of
actions in order to fix what is wrong. Not only is a company growing and achieving
things by decreasing racial and gender disparities, but also setting down the
building blocks that will not let unconscious bias behavior dictate our culture.
It is great that many major corporations are bring the
inequality within their companies to light and are choosing to do something
about it. For many years, when people tried to expose things or make a change,
they were hushed by domineering figures in society. It was considered erroneous
for someone to speak against the norms. By doing this, Google is extinguishing
the things that have been left alone and unsaid. These large and influential businesses
are no longer bystanders in this situation, but a voice that is speaking out
and building a world where gender and race do not create limits.
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