It was a bit intense when I was reading the poem "Who killed Soek-Fang Sim?" by Wang Ping: as women of colors, they were getting low pay and being highly discriminated by colleagues and the university. I personally think that it was eventually the mental stress that killed Soek-Fang Sim, not her breast cancer. Though this case might be a bit too extreme when it comes to discrimination or inequality in modern days, there are people out there who are experiencing hard times probably not as bad as causing cancer, but bad enough to cause them mental disorders and physical discomfort.
In modern times like now, looking at all my female friends and professors around, I could not imagine that there are actually people who are still not getting what they deserve for their work. They are not seen, not heard, and not appreciated. And this is not right; it needs to be changed.
But what exactly can I do? I can probably start with caring more about my female friends and families around me so they can release so stress. I can also support them when women want to stand out and be heard. After all, we have more than half of the population that are females on this planet, and they should be seen, be heard, be appreciated, and be treated equally as men are.
Question: What was the hardest case for a woman faculty's experience at UC Davis?
Image: https://www.impactbnd.com/blog/gender-equality-in-workplace-starts-with-company-culture-infographic
Reference
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
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