America has made tremendous progress on the issue of race over the last fifty years. In 1960, a black man could be lynched for the "crime" of flirting with a white woman, very few African-Americans could exercise the right to vote, almost none held elected office, and the most profitable careers were off-limits. I can … Continue reading Why Acknowledging “White Privilege” Won’t Help
Tag: Discrimination
Time to Retire the 77 Cents Myth
"Women make just seventy-seven cents for every dollar men earn." I can’t count the number of times I've heard this figure quoted as evidence of workplace discrimination: from my Facebook newsfeed, to my classroom, to the State of the Union Address. I am sure we will hear it many more times in the run-up to … Continue reading Time to Retire the 77 Cents Myth