ASA002 A01
Week 10
In "The Time to Fight is Now: When Asian American Women in Academia Go Rougue," written by Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde and Wei Ming Dariotis, they describe how women have vastly unequal treatment, especially in regards to their professional career in academic institutions. They state how the model minority, social engineering, and corporatization of the educational system have systematically oppressed various multiple minority groups. This article takes all of the themes from this course and expands on their ideas, raising a banner for all minority groups to speak up against their "oppressors". I am always shocked to find how much discrimination goes on in today's world still, and this article is unfortunately adding to the already proven theory that women are largely disadvantaged to their men counterparts--especially when its comes to different races. Whether this comes from ancient practices (women have historically been "lesser-ranked" than men) or modern practices (sexualization of mass media), there always seems to be some kind of barrier between men and women. As we live in America, we by far enjoy more equal practices when it comes to the social position of women; however, many women around the world don't enjoy such natural born privileges. I think that though we should keep fighting for equal rights, I think it is also good to reflect back on the rights that has been proudly accomplished here in America.
How loudly will you "scream" to get what you think you deserve? How about what other people deserve? Will you only act when a protest is for your benefit, or will you also help those who you have no stake in?
References:
1. Ellis, Blake. Women who worked full-time jobs one year after receiving their diplomas earned 82 cents for every dollar men earned. That's according to a report from the American Association of University Women. “Women earn $8,000 less than men after graduation.” CNNMoney, Cable News Network, money.cnn.com/2012/10/23/pf/college/women-men-pay-gap/index.html.
2. Valverde, C. & Dariotis, W. M. (2017). “The Time to Fight Is Now”: When Asian American Women in Academia Go Rogue. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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