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GenderandRaceEquity
February8,2016
KelaHytrek
EDU352RonaldCarlisle

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Anemergingissueineducationaltechnology,isracialandgenderequity.Eventhough
wehavecomealongwayinclosingtheracialandgendergap,therearestillhurdlesto
overcome.Ichosethisparticularissue,becauseIbelieveinequality(notonlyequalitybetween
thegenders,butalsoracialequality.)Asawoman,itisimportanttomethatmygendernotfall
behindagainandeverythingthatmypredecessorsworkedsohardtoachieve,gobythewayside.

Thisissueisimportanttoeducation,becauseyouwantstudentstobeabletoidentifywith
theimagestheyareseeinginwhatevertechnologytheyaregiven.Ifwepresentaonesided
pictureofforexample,allmaleengineersortechs,thengirlsaregoingtofeelthattheycannot
competeinthosefields.Ifwepresentonerace,thatisthesamekindoflogic.Regarding
womensrolesintheworkforce,accordingtothearticleEqualityintheVirtualWorkplace,
womenaredrasticallyunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,inthelegalfield,forinstance.
(Travis,2003).

Thearticlediscussessomeviewsthatsaytelecommutingistheanswertoclosingthese
gendergaps,butsomesaythattelecommutingisactuallycausingmoreofadivide.Icanseewhy
somearesayingthattelecommutingmaynotbetheanswer,becausethearticlestatesthat
telecommutingisprovidedasabenefittomalehighlevelemployees,whereasforthe
lowerlevelfemaleemployeesitisbeingusedbycompaniestoreducecosts.Thisresultsin
decreasedpayandbenefits.Thereshouldbemoreofanefforttoachievebalance,andusethe
availabletechnologyinapositive,equalway.

Regardingraceinequalities,accordingtothearticleCanAmericaEducateItselfoutof
Inequality,Eventhoughindustrialprocessesandtechnologicalinnovationsaccelerated
demandforworkerswithmoreadvancededucations,theexplosionofhighschooleducated
workersforcedrelativewagesdown.(Katz,2009)Employerswereputintothepositionof
power.Therewasnoleverageonthesideoftheemployees,particularlyyoungpeople.They
wereforcedtoworkwhateverhoursandwhateverpaytheemployeroffered.Thishasbeen
changingslightly,overthelastfewyears.Thingsarebeginningtoevenoutandthereismore
demandnowforemployeesthatpossessskillstheyhaveacquiredinschoolusingtechnological
advances.ThisisatrendIwouldliketoseecontinue.

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Ifoundasitewheretheyhavewebsitespostedthatdiscussthegenderissueswefacetoday.The
siteisIthacaCollege/
www.ithaca.edu

IfoundagoodarticleentitledRaceandSchools,theNeedforAction,ontheNational
EducationAssociationsite:
www.nea.org
.

ThearticleBridgingtheDigitalDivideinOurSchoolsAchievingTechnologyEquityforAll
Students,takesathoroughlookattheDigitalDivideandhowwecaneasethedivide:
www.idra.org
.

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References

EqualityintheVirtualWorkplace,Travis,M.(June,2003),AshfordLibrary

CanAmericaEducateItselfOutofInequality?Katz,M.(September,2009),AshfordLibrary
Education.com/www.education.com

IthacaCollege/
www.ithaca.edu

NationalEducationAssociationsite:
www.nea.org
.

BridgingtheDigitalDivideinOurSchoolsAchievingTechnologyEquityforAll
Students,/
www.idra.org
.