Any trip to the toy store shows how gender norms are reinforced. Here’s how one girl reacted to the gender disparities in Legos:
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Racism and Sexism Online: University of Illinois Chancellor Responds to Hate Comments
When the Chancellor of the University of Illinois didn’t cancel classes due to weather, some people took to the Internet, with racist and sexists comments. How she responded is the real story!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/university-of-illinois-chancellor-responds-to-hate-comments
A Confession of Unconscious Bias
An essay about how we all have unconscious bias. In this case, the lack of context of Twitter led to an incorrect assumption.
http://www.theinclusionsolution.me/a-point-of-view-confessions-of-an-unconscious-bias/
“Passing for white and straight: How my looks hide my identity” by Koa Beck/Salon
This personal reflection reveals the nature of race and sexual orientation in the United States, and the related reality of privilege.
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/09/passing_for_white_and_straight_how_my_looks_hide_my_identity/
Gender Double Standards: Pantene Advertisement
This short ad highlights the double standard that women face, especially in the workplace.
Pantene Breaks Down Every Sexist Workplace Stereotype in One Ad
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Teaching about Privilege: Microgressions
Sometimes it is hard for dominant culture students to understand the way that power and privilege are enacted in communication. These examples may be helpful.
http://microaggressions.tumblr.com/
And here’s another format, an article about the tumblr site that also describes more about the concept of microaggression: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/racial-microagressions-you-hear-on-a-daily-basis?bffb
Hetain Patel: Who am I? Think again
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‘Ladies, it’s your fault’: Viral video calls out India’s culture of victim-blaming By Rama Lakshmim, Washington Post
Indian women parody the comments blaming victims for rape:
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- Why Indian men have the least sex in the world. (ladiesweekly.wordpress.com)
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Roxane Gay strives to diversify the literary conversation By Emily Keeler/LATimes
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How Carnegie Mellon Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Science From 7% to 42%
The sciences have historically been a tough place for women. Here’s more on what Carnegie Mellon is doing to change that for Computer Science:
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