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Implicit Bias

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Discriminatory view of women in the company
Civics Lesson GRADE LEVEL: High School What is Bias? What is Implicit Bias? In What Ways Could Bias Have an Impact on Your Civic Participation?   The U.S. Constitution embodies ideals of equal opportunity and fair treatment for all and is reinforced by laws like the Civil Rights Act and Title IX. Yet, marginalized people who have experienced discrimination and unfair treatment historically, continue to do so in the present day. The current surge of stories in the news…
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Women's Suffrage, Racism and Intersectionality

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African American women standing in front of the headquarters for colored women voters
GRADE LEVEL: High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote and was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women's Suffrage Movement: Seeking the Right to Vote Suffrage is the right or privilege of voting. In 1848, hundreds of mostly women and some men attended the first woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. to “discuss the social, civic and religious condition…
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Sexism and the Presidential Election

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Presidential Elections: Sexism at Work The 2020 presidential election is unique in that six of the Democratic candidates who ran or are running for President are women. This unprecedented number of women candidates has led to a heightened awareness of how they are perceived, treated and scrutinized as viable candidates. The Most Female Presidential Candidates in History In 2019, six women formally announced their candidacy for president: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI),…
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Sneakers and Prejudice: Letters to Challenge Bias

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In November 2018, a nine-year old girl named Riley Morrison of Napa, CA wrote a letter to Stephen (Steph) Curry, a professional basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Riley wrote to ask Curry why his Under Armour basketball sneakers, the “Curry 5s,” weren’t available in girls’ sizes. She pointed out that they were available in boys’ sizes and customizable too. In her letter, she wrote, “I know you support girl athletes because you…
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