Armanjot Bhangu
Section: A04
Week #1
For this week, I chose to read “Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia”,
written by Professor Valverde. In this piece I was made more aware of the discriminations that occur
in academia, specifically towards women. Although I previously knew of and had heard about
wrongdoing being done towards that demographic, I did not know that it was as systematic as
described by Valverde. This story connected to me personally because my mother had also
experienced this type of discrimination when immigrating from her home country to the United States.
After entering the United States, although she had a college degree from back home, it did not transfer
over and she had to essentially re-do her college education. Even after earning a degree from here,
she struggled to find job opportunities and had to work various side jobs in order to help provide for
my family. Therefore, just as Professor Valverde struggled and fought for her rights as a woman of
color, my own mother also went through a similar experience. This speaks levels on the sheer amount
of unnecessary hardships that women of color have to face just in order to have equal rights, even in
possibly the most progressive country in the world. It is the unfortunate reality that we live in, and until
a concerned and focused effort is made to reverse this trend it will continue to go on.
written by Professor Valverde. In this piece I was made more aware of the discriminations that occur
in academia, specifically towards women. Although I previously knew of and had heard about
wrongdoing being done towards that demographic, I did not know that it was as systematic as
described by Valverde. This story connected to me personally because my mother had also
experienced this type of discrimination when immigrating from her home country to the United States.
After entering the United States, although she had a college degree from back home, it did not transfer
over and she had to essentially re-do her college education. Even after earning a degree from here,
she struggled to find job opportunities and had to work various side jobs in order to help provide for
my family. Therefore, just as Professor Valverde struggled and fought for her rights as a woman of
color, my own mother also went through a similar experience. This speaks levels on the sheer amount
of unnecessary hardships that women of color have to face just in order to have equal rights, even in
possibly the most progressive country in the world. It is the unfortunate reality that we live in, and until
a concerned and focused effort is made to reverse this trend it will continue to go on.
QUESTION:
What started the prejudice against women of color and what is the most correct way for women of color
to receive equal rights in terms of academia?
to receive equal rights in terms of academia?
REFERENCES:
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline. Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia. 2013.
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