Jingxuan Yang
Section A3
Oct 1
Fight the Tower Manifesto gave me a closer view of the women
of color in academia. Before taking this class or reading materials about this
topic, it was kind of alien to me. However, think carefully, there are the same
situation in my country --- China. Therefore, bias in women of color in
academia is a controversially topic in many countries even in the whole world. In
the manifesto, it said, “we are perceived as easy targets for discrimination
and dismissal based on these assumptions.” The women of color in academia are
often humiliated or being treated unfairly just because of their social
construction, including sex, color, race etc. Connecting with experience of
Prof. Valverde, obstacles that women of color would face in academia would be huge
rocks in their lives. They need incredible strengths and strong psychological
line of defense. I am really admired those women who are dare to hold on their
goals or dreams under such social pressures. I would also like to join them to
fight the tower.
Question: From a longer-term perspective, how is it possible to escape from these
prejudices or lessen their impact?
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