It is certainly not the only movement, but one among many. Black Lives Matter, and the UN Women, alliances, f

Author : torunlota

Publish Date : 2021-01-09 23:47:27

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Change is the one constant truth
A program through the alliance of several tech giants, and other industries is called, Unstereotype. It is an educational movement to help people identify, and address, inequality.
It is certainly not the only movement, but one among many. Black Lives Matter, and the UN Women, alliances, for example, both assist and promote ideas of inclusion, and they are only two more examples among thousands.
It begs the question, though. With so many active and inclusive organizations, companies, tech innovators, and more, actively pursuing equality, why is the challenge still so very daunting?
Challenging the status quo is difficult because of human psychology.
Our brains are designed to keep old habits alive.

If we have unconscious habits, which, face it, describes most of our habits, we do not change our behaviors, no matter how destructive they may be. Not only this, but getting people to acknowledge the reality of systemic racism, or violence against women, to use just two common problems, is difficult because we don’t see ourselves as the perpetrators of it.
It’s not at all impossible to see inequality on the part of others, but seeing it in our selves is very difficult indeed. Though people are completely capable of seeing “bad” behavior daily, especially in our media feeds, our survival defenses see to it, that it is much, more difficult to see it in ourselves when we see and hear about the latest outrage that confirms our bias.
In fact, confirming just how bad the “others” are is an international pastime, driven by some of the same tech giants who participate in movements like Unstereotype.
Family of humanity habits
I believe this is the reason that despite the racial inequality protests last summer were historically huge, there are still MORE people that did not feel comfortable enough to participate. Setting aside, the pandemic, which certainly influenced some would-be protestors, the avenues for support were varied, and multitudinous, so comparing supporters to non-supporters still results in seeing that most human beings did not participate.
The greater majority of these non-supporters do not see themselves as being against equality. But old habits, finding a sort of security in the familiar, and knowing that all growth and change requires hard work, are just two examples of what keeps people from activism.
These hesitant habits of ours, however, once identified, can be tweaked and put into our service for a more equitable society. Once that is the goal, a more innovative society naturally follows.
The gender inequality in STEM courses, Science, Technology, Education and Medicine, for example, is hindered by what Dr. Jessica Cundiff reports as the many ways that “gender imbalance in STEM perpetuates the gender wage gap.”
She cites stereotypes of gender, but we can also see stereotypes of scientists as being race based, as well. The “geeky professor” is usually a white man, inherently brilliant, socially awkward, and singularly focused.

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It is certainly not the only movement, but one among many. Black Lives Matter, and the UN Women, alliances, f

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