Essay On I Want To Become A Bruin Ambassador

Currently, I am in the process of not only becoming comfortable in my identity, a black queer woman, but, also attempting to find solace in my identity as well. Something that all women, especially black queer women, should achieve in their lifetime. It is that dream that inspires me to travel to experience other cultures and to unite with women from various cultures across the black diaspora. Throughout many cultures, women’s identities are defined by their male counterparts and the labor they provide to them. Therefore, a major goal of mine is to create a space where women are able to exist outside the scope of their relationships with men and live uninhibitedly to become their best selves. That is why I find it pertinent to travel not only

On the same token, women face unique challenges that throughout their different life stages that places them into the Special Population group when compared to men. Women still face challenges today in areas of social, economic, sports, political and cultural despite the fact that there has been success in empowering women and shattering the glass ceiling for employment promotions. They live 7 years longer than men, make up majority of the world’s population but yet they are greatly ignored. Some women are subjected to part time jobs and lower wage position than their male counterparts. Likewise, women face ageism and sexism in the media on the average profile of a woman.

I also would like to attend as many sporting events as possible. Sports have been a core part of my family for as long as I can remember, and school spirit is vital for a good college experience. Whether it’s football, volleyball, or anything in between, I’ll be there. There’s nothing like standing in a stadium full of people, joined together, cheering for the same cause. I will be proud to call myself a Wildcat.

Martinez speaks on the need to change language regarding racial issues to include other races. She states that some argue other races have been excluded in the discussion due to no being “dark enough” and because instead they suffer from exploitation and repression caused by culture and nationality. Hernandez explains that feminism needs to better include minority and low-income women. As of now these women are underrepresented and the issues they face are ignored by those who lead the feminist movement (white middle class women). Collins explains that those who are oppressed need to come together and create change by recognizing each others struggles and not minimizing them instead of fighting for public attention. By not comparing levels of oppression, we actually lessen the oppression caused by the competition. Harris concludes that in order for a younger demographic, specifically, young women, to be involved in politics, social media and other online platforms have to accepted as contribution to

Before using her Facebook as a means to connect young minds about civil rights movements and issues that still plagues the nation today, Sandra Bland used her social media like every other citizen. That is until just after Christmas of 2014 when she made the decision to speak up about “the economic crisis burdening young African Americans,” trying to, in her words, inform her readers about black history, or American history as she liked to describe it (Nathan). Sandra Bland, a 28 year old African American, had just received a job interview from her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University. Her life seemed to be going smoothly, just received a job offering, rekindled her relationship with her mother, and seemed optimistic about the future to

I stand as an outsider looking into a very complex cultural and economic system. I try to understand the perspective of these women but it is impossible because I have not walked in their shoes. Many are resigned to their fate and I wonder if my reaction would not be the same if I were put in a situation in which there were no other options. These women cannot, for whatever reason, be angry about the humiliation and abuse that they suffer, so I feel an obligation to be angry for them and make their plight known to the world.

Taking a gender woman study class gave me the opportunity to discover how woman do not only fight for their rights but for everyones right as well. In Mary Pardo’s Mexican American Women and Grassroots Community Activists: Mothers of East Los Angeles, I was able to learn how woman fight for their communities rights and try their hardest to protect everyone and not just themselves. Michelle Jacob’s article Claiming Health and Culture as a Human Rights: Yakama Feminism in Daily Practice also shows how woman become agents of change to bring change into the community. As I kept reading various articles, I also discovered Lila Abu-Lughod. “The Romance of Resistance: Tracing Transformations of Power Through Bedouin Women.” which focused on working towards woman rights. The last article I will talk

I came out of the womb doing the eight-clap. I like to say that I was born and raised a Bruin because both of my parents are alumni. I’m the girl who wore her UCLA cheerleader outfit in public, for as long as possible. Now, the UCLA cheerleader outfit is framed in my house (picture proof attached).If you couldn’t tell already, my family is pretty crazy about UCLA (no shame).

The rights and opportunities are different but the feelings in the hearts of those fighting and living to support women’s rights have never changed. Some of the issues women are fighting today are poverty and hunger with the largest number of homeless being women and children. The continuing wage gap and the fact that women make 77 cents to every dollar men do, violence against women, with the staggering statistic that there are 270,000 rapes or sexual assaults a year. Women are treated poorly in prison with 70% subject to rape, extortion, and groping and denied medical resources and treatment, as well as human trafficking and sex slavery, which has a 32 billion dollar annual income. (Top 18 Issues Challenging Women

Although it is argued that America is starting to shy away from patriarchal beliefs, the fact still remains that the United States is a patriarchal society. There are certain struggles women have to face in America, and all over the globe, that men are less likely to encounter. When you bring race, religion, and/or sexual orientation into the equation, things get even more complicated. For example, an issue for a homosexual African American woman might be a more difficult than an issue for a heterosexual Caucasian female would be. Intersectionality focuses on discrimination and oppression towards disenfranchised groups and minorities. Women in general are prime candidates for intersectionality; therefore it is my goal to discover how

A reoccurring issue that has been detrimental in today’s society is racism. Today, many people have used social media to speak out against this troublesome topic. The article “Black Tweets Matter” tries to explain how social media has been used in the fight against racism. The text talks about multiple hashtags that have been used on social media to bring these racist events to light. “Black Tweets Matter” is a very short article that can be at times hard to read. However, Jenna Worthin was ineffective in parts of “Black Tweets Matter” by her unprofessional word choice, misused quotes, and inability to stay on topic.

Society continues to nurture these depriving situations and demonstrate lack of concern towards black women by not celebrating them for the roles they played in the movements. Taylor (1998) asserted that, “despite the fact that the most celebrated leaders of the modern civil rights movements were men, African American women participated at every stage in the struggle for justice and equality” (239). Although black women were not in public eyes during these movements, it was their vision and organizing roles they played that helped in the progression of many liberation movements.

Nowadays with all the new media and technologies, it seems like that we are living in the future. A future without racial and gender struggles. A common belief about the new media is that we will become truly equal with the help of new media, but some people still do racist and sexist things in new media. As Lisa Nakamura states in her essay that “Racism and sexism have continue to flourish on the internet, and indeed to some extents have even come to define it , despite our supposedly ‘post racial’ historical moment” (81), I believe that new media is not the solution of the issues of race ,gender and sexuality, but reinforcement of the ideologies behind those problems.

Even in the supposedly opened minded and "PC" time of 2016, the internet is still not the best place to be for a woman. From rape threats on Twitter, public shaming on Facebook, and overall female hate found in the dark corners of the internet, we have a long way to go in terms of gender equality. Despite this, all hope is not lost.

As African-American women address social issues that are important to their life experiences, such as class and race, instead to acknowledge “common oppression” of gender inequality, they are often criticized by “white bourgeois feminists” (hooks, 2000). Their ability to gain any form of equality within society is tarnished by such groups as they develop a “fear of encountering racism” from simply joining this movement (hooks, 2000). As white men, black men, and white women oppress them, their issues are often ignored due to reoccurring stereotypes and myths that claim black women are strong, independent, and “superhuman” (hooks, 2000). It becomes extremely difficult to seek liberation and equity within a “racist, sexist, and classist” society, as their gender and race causes them to be at the “bottom of the occupational ladder” and “social status” (hooks, 2000, pg. 16). As black women are perceived to demonstrate strength and dynamic qualities as white women perpetrate the image of being