Profound as race prejudice is against the Negro American, it is not practically as far-reaching as the prejudice against women. For stripping away the sentimentality which makes Mother's Day and Best American Mother Contests, the truth is that women suffer all the effects of a minority.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Prejudice against women affects daily life more deeply than racial prejudice for black Americans.
- In plain terms
- Women face widespread suffering similar to minority status despite public celebrations.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize gender inequality as pervasive even when celebrated publicly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do public celebrations hide inequality?
- Where do you see systemic gender bias?
Another view
Racial prejudice can have more severe legal and physical consequences than gender bias.
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