Race and gender influences almost everything in the world, including education. From the time one is in kindergarten to the end of college or learning career, the classes one takes, the friends one makes is based on one’s race and gender. 

Women of color in the classroom are highly underestimated just as much and maybe worse than the men. When women or girls are asked to complete assignments or studies that measure mathematical abilities, a lot of times they aren’t super confident. Wondering why is because there is a huge common stereotype that has been in place, where it is perceived that men are smarter in the math and science fields. Just like how for a very long time it was over 60% of men were doctors as to the lesser number of women in that field. Now that number is rising high for women, but what women? Around 56% of doctors identified as caucasion, 17% asian, 5.8% hispanic, and 5% as black or african americans. The only way to get to that desired field is through your early education. If all students of color wishing to go into the medical field were given all the exact same types of learning courses and environment, those numbers would be close, maybe even to each other. Women and Students of color all can go through similar troubles while in school. Discrimination, their value being undercut, their possible huge impact in life can be taken away in a clean sweep when these teachers and counsolurs do not give them the resources they need, that are given to others unfairly. When constantly put down, and not given chances, many poc can play into the stereotypes set up for them to fail, all because they do not feel worth enough. All because no one is giving them a chance. Race and gender influences everything in the world, including education, and how far one may go in this world. From the time one is in kindergarten to the end of college or learning career, the classes one takes, the friends one makes is based on one’s race and gender. While Brown V Board desegregated the schools, the racism, stigma, and stereotypes that were wished to vanish with the ruling, are still here. They are still hurting students’ lives, and preventing great scholars from reaching the world.

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Zirkel, Sabrina. “Ongoing Issues of Racial and Ethnic Stigma in Education 50 Years after Brown v. Board.” Urban Review, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 107–26. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.ezproxy.frederick.edu/10.1007/s11256-005-0004-4.

“Figure 18. Percentage of All Active Physicians by Race/Ethnicity, 2018.” AAMC, https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/figure-18-percentage-all-active-physicians-race/ethnicity-2018.