![]() 53 It is also stratified, with fewer women of color and immigrant women having access to higher education opportunities that lead to the educational qualifications required for higher-paying roles. Comprising primarily women, the early childhood workforce is typically characterized by low wages. 52įew men enter the field of early childhood education, reflecting the historic marginalization of women’s social and economic roles-which has had a particularly strong impact on women of color. Deeply embedded biases maintain systems of privilege and result in structural inequities that grant greater access, opportunity, and power to some at the expense of others. These biases, with effects across generations, stem from a national history too often ignored or denied-including trauma inflicted through slavery, genocide, sexual exploitation, segregation, incarceration, exclusion, and forced relocation. Powerful messages-conveyed through the media, symbols, attitudes, and actions-continue to reflect and promote both explicit and implicit bias. ![]() By naming such privilege and acknowledging the intersection of privilege and oppression, the intent is not to blame those who have benefited, but to acknowledge that privilege exists and that the benefits are unfairly distributed in ways that must be addressed.ĭominant social biases are rooted in the social, political, and economic structures of the United States. 51 Conversely, other aspects of identity tend to be associated with societal oppression, experienced, for example, by those who are members of indigenous societies and those who do not speak fluent, standard English. Other aspects of identity that society tends to favor with easier access to power structures include being able-bodied, US born, Christian, heterosexual, cisgender, thin, educated, and economically advantaged. Whiteness, for example, confers privilege, as does being male. Traditionally, the dominant narrative in the United States-in our history, scientific research, education, and other social policy and media-has reflected the ways in which society has granted or denied privilege to people based on certain aspects of their identity. 50 These systems can change over time, although many have remained stubbornly rooted in our national ethos. ![]() Social identities bring with them socially constructed meanings that reflect biases targeted to marginalized groups, resulting in differential experiences of privilege and injustice. 49 Within that context, each person’s experiences may vary based on their social identities and the intersection of these identities. ![]() It is essential to understand that child development and learning occur within a social-cultural, political, and historical context. ![]()
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