Case Study: Tackling Institutional Discrimination

This kind of discrimination in very powerful; it affects a large number of people. Its eradication requires active review of the assumptions and practices by which the institution operates. It is hard to fight certain institutional discrimination; there is a positive tendency in overcoming institutional discrimination at workplaces regarding race and sex (during the interview it is illegal to ask potential candidate the questions about the marital status, sexual orientation, religion, political preferences, age, and national origin); however, people who have not had the same chances in life and didn’t get the best education, tend to have less chances and more difficulties getting the desired job. The racial segregation is also practiced in some of the institutions. Criteria like educational background, welfare status, income, qualification, employment history affect the chances of individual in competition to get the job; consequently, the institutional discrimination is more harmful for people than individual discrimination. A glass ceiling phenomenon also is referred to institutional

These women worked on the Southern plantations all day without relief. They not only worked in the fields, but also in the house with their masters. Though people thought slavery was a sin, as Mrs. A did, women could not challenge slavery politically because there was a great lack of decorum in women getting involved with politics, thus African American women continued to work for free (Doc. C). Even though this was a setback, women in the workforce pushed forward and strived to become equal. As women continued to chase their equality in the workforce, they petitioned the Massachusetts legislature to try and equal themselves with men (Doc. I). Although women started off slow, working for low wages, they continued to challenge for their equality in the workforce.

The only time women were treated like ladies were when they wore skirts. People looked at these women as “working class,” and they were always being ignored and disrespected. Women were not taken seriously or given much attention. Employers denied women positions of power excluding them from the decision-making process of the company. Women wanted to be treated like the male workers and not given special consideration just because they were women.

By the late 19th century and early 20th century women were more involved in the workforce. They were doing domestic service, working in factories, workshops, tin and coal mines, farms, etc. Many of the jobs that women were doing required a lot of physical labor, and even though they still wanted or needed to have these jobs they weren’t compensated with a proportional wage. What they received was looked as a second earning for the household and the men of the house whom had far more “skillful” jobs required a higher pay. Truth is, women were the ones doing the difficult jobs and working more than the men were but that was of no importance but to women themselves.

Sandy Le Exam 1 Institutional Racism 1. Institutional discrimination is the unequal treatment of subordinate groups in society by organizations such as governments and corporations, and financial institutions. Interactional is the intentional acts perpetrated by institutions, such as the banking institution, and unintentional when realtors and when the idea that discrimination can occur even when the discriminating are unaware of it. The concept of institutional racism is giving negative treatment to a group of people based on their race, the new Jim crow is an example of institutional racism, mass incarceration, Once a man is convicted of a felon he can be legally denied job opportunities, being as though minorities are more likely to be a

In the early 1800’s, women were second class citizens with little to no political rights, and limited access to education and professional careers. Women were not granted the same privileges as men, for educating women outside the home or women obtaining professional jobs went against traditional views. The ideology behind it was that men and women ideally inhabited different societal spheres. Men dominated the public sphere which had opportunities for education, paid labor, fighting in wars, and political rights. However, as industrialization and the population grew in the North, working class women began entering the public sphere for job opportunities.

Women, normally viewed as the weaker gender, deserve equal rights for all of the hard work that they do to support their own families. While men were out doing their jobs and getting paid for them, the women were forced to stay at home to complete more difficult jobs that they were not gaining pay for. The women were responsible for the well-being of the children and for the well-being of the house. Staying at home to do all of the cooking and cleaning took a lot more effort out of the women than sitting behind a desk all day did for the men.

Discrimination, while highly troubling and disruptive to social progress, has been in practice for centuries. From biblical eras, when at one point Jews were held as prisoners under the law of the Pharaoh, to more modern times concerning issues with race and other differences such as today’s fight for same-sex marriage approval, there have always been issues presented in society resulting from the many dissimilarities found amongst the appearances, behavior, beliefs, et cetera of the public. As history has shown time and time again, it is simply not acceptable for discrimination to have a role in the happenings of current times. Gone now are the days where minorities would sit back and accept the unfair treatment that society would press their way. The public is much more aware of the rights that are afforded to them from birth by the terms of the Declaration and Constitution. Rather than accept any injustices thrown its way, society has grown to rely on the government as a figurehead to step in and prevent any unfair treatment geared towards the People. It has become an expected happening that concerning any major issues on the grounds of discrimination, whether on a local, state, or federal level, the government is responsible for creating and enforcing policies that protect those affected from unfair treatment. Before implementing or changing a policy onto the public, officials are expected to weigh each idea thoroughly as to identify the consequences of its placement,

Abstract- Racial discrimination happens all the time and most of us are unaware of it. The most common place for this to happen is in the workplace. Now people can be discriminated against because of their race, religion, or any other numerous things. Also, discrimination can occur during the job interview or even after you got the job. This paper will shoe the effects of racial discrimination and how it can be prevented. In addition there are some very important laws that deal specifically with discrimination, like the NAACP or Affirmative Action. These both will be discussed.

Three white employees (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) file suit against Whirlpool Corp. The plaintiffs (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) alleged race-discriminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and §1981 and retaliation in violation of Title VII, based on befriending with and advocacy on behalf of their African-American co-workers. The plaintiffs (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) also claimed they were subject to hostile work environment based on their association with the black employees.

This ability to work gave men the upper hand, if a woman couldn’t work, and provide, she had very little power over her destiny. In fact, it was not until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 that it became illegal to refuse a credit card to a woman based on her gender. That’s right, up until 1974 credit was denied to women unless she was married and her husband cosigned. According to the Census bureau only about 14 million women worked a full-time job in 1967, earning only a medium of $20,000 a year. In that very same year 36 million men held a full-time job, earning a medium of about $34,000 a year. That’s without considering harassment, and sexual assault that women were more likely to endure then.

On the day June 10th, 1963 Former President John F. Kennedy had passed the equal rights law. One of the many reasons why he had passed this law is because; many of the women that were working were mothers. “At the time, one in three American workers was a woman–25 million women in all–many of whom were working mothers and/or the sole breadwinner in their family.” (History) Another reason is because of how men made more money because in the 1960s many people were against women getting equal pay because they are sexist. Many of the women who did work barely made and money to support their families.

Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unearned and discriminatory oppression of an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions as a whole, through imbalanced selection or bias, intentional or unintentional; as opposed to individuals making s conscious choice to discriminate. Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unjust and discriminatory mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions making a conscious choice to discriminate. It stems from systemic stereotypical beliefs such as sexist of racist beliefs that are held by the vast majority living in a society where stereotypes and discrimination are the norm. Such discrimination is typically codified into the operating procedures, policies, laws, or objectives of such institutions. Members of minority groups such as populations of African descent in the United States or members of the community are at a much higher risk of encountering these types of social structural disadvantage. Among the severe and long-lasting detrimental effects of institutionalized discrimination on affected populations are increased suicide rates, suppressed attainment of wealth and decreased access to health care. Such examples of institutionalized discrimination include laws and decisions that reflect racism, such as the Plessy vs. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court case. The verdict of this case ruled in favor of separate but equal public facilities between African

Throughout much of history, women have been viewed as inferior to men. In the 1800s and early 1900s, women were not allowed to hold the same jobs or

The role of a man WAS to work and the money that he makes will go straight to the household weather it’s for the children’s tuition or for the groceries. The role of the women WAS to stay at home, cook, and look after the children. People in todays society has always associated money with power. The person in the relationship who brings home the money has the power. People would think that the man would make the final decision on all the household matters because he makes all the money. People would also think that the work place is not equal. The big bosses of majority of the large corporations are all men. But that wasn’t true at all. hearing that made me do some research on women in the labor