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Post by Mr. Daniel on Apr 29, 2013 8:56:39 GMT -5
On the whole, would you say that corporations and businesses are forces for racial equality or racial inequality?
(If you think that the two have nothing to do with each other, this is probably not a good question for you to answer.)
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Post by isobellaantelis on May 1, 2013 10:38:09 GMT -5
Overall, I would say that the people who work for corporations and businesses support racial equality, but the people who own/run the buisness do not. It has been shown that over the years people who are not caucasian have been getting paid less than the average white man. Another way that shows racial inequality in buisness is the job application. On average, most applications ask for your racical backound. This can influence whether or not you get the job. Overall, most large companies do not support racial equality.
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Post by bridgetf on May 5, 2013 14:28:43 GMT -5
I would say that corporations are forces for racial inequality. A survey in 2010 found that 71% of all members on a board of directors in America were white males. Only 29% were women or minorities. These statistics seem to hint that there is at least a slight preference for hiring white males in positions of power. While blatant discrimination is illegal, there are no affirmative action laws for private corporations, so no corporations are required to hire high-level minority employees. Like Isobella said, minorities also get paid less on average than white men for doing the same job. These companies might not support racial inequality outright, but they are not doing much to stop it, either.
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Post by isobellaantelis on May 5, 2013 22:05:31 GMT -5
I also agree with what Bridget said. It has been shown that most companies have a preference for hiring white males. My next question would be what can we do to prevent racial inequality from happening?
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Post by Jeanine Achtel on May 6, 2013 19:56:08 GMT -5
I agree with Bella, that when dealing with a corporation businesses seem to favor whites over the other minorities. Whites have been shown to receive higher pay and also high jobs within the work place. It seems like just because of the color of someone's skin can all of a sudden change the way a person is treated by the corporation or in the work place. I don't believe that just the color of someone's skin should affect the way the person is treated. I believe that if the person proves himself to his boss and the whole corporation that he should be treated based on his individual work ethic not on his race. As a whole the company should not discriminate based on the color of the persons skin but should keep an open mind to all races and treat the worker how they are proving to be treated.
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Post by isobellaantelis on May 6, 2013 20:43:38 GMT -5
I agree with all the points Jeanine made. Companies should not discriminate based on skin color or their religion/race. Business owners should give everyone an equal opportunity and not discriminate based on appearances. When applying for a job, if the person is fit and can prove themselves to be capable of holding a position, they should get the job and be treated fairly based on their work ethic.
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Post by saramwhite on May 6, 2013 20:56:23 GMT -5
Jeanine and Bella both state a good point that white men are usually favored over others. I feel like in most Businesses due to possibly the history of that business or those who run it, they feel that white men are the most likely to be successful. I have met and heard of far more business men that are white than i have those of minorities. I feel like the race card should not be involved in a person's application because it does not determine there work ability at all.
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Post by frank on May 6, 2013 21:31:56 GMT -5
I think that business is a force of racial inequality, because white men do get paid more than minorities. The reason for this is that white men usually come from better backgrounds and could afford better educations, and therefore they get all of the job opportunities.
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Post by frank on May 6, 2013 21:36:43 GMT -5
I agree with Sarah that white men are favored over minorities, but not just because business leaders are all racist. Again, white men get better opportunities because of their financial background and education.
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Post by Jeanine Achtel on May 6, 2013 21:57:45 GMT -5
Replying to frank, I agree that most business men are white but is it fair to just count the white mans background and financial situations over a minority's? Yes as a white man has had an upper hand in the past but is that fair? As a white man or women and being blessed with opportunities just because of our skin color is not fair. They should base the people hired off of skills and not take race into account. If one race has an upper hand in a particular skill is that considered wrong or racist?
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Post by anthonyarocho1 on May 6, 2013 22:28:45 GMT -5
Agreeing with the earlier comments stated above, I do believe that businesses are forces of racial inequality. As we saw in the video, there are larger and larger differences between the higher and lower positions in a company. Typically, the people of lower positions, are of different races and are more racially integrated that higher positions in a company which was also noted in the video. For these reasons, the difference between whites and minorities has become larger and larger due to these wealth differences in corportations. Lower positions are continually more frequently taken by different races other than whites and executives in businesses have been shown to be more often white than any other race. Thus racial inequality is being widened by these corporations. They are forces of racial inequality.
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Post by anthonyarocho1 on May 6, 2013 22:33:56 GMT -5
In response to Frank, yes, whites do get advantages because of their financial background and education. However, what is the true source of those advantages? The source would be their parents. Their parents did all the work in order to ensure that their children get a good education and have a good financial state growing up. These children did not do anything to earn this privalege. It was given to them which is where the issue lies because people of racial minorities are frequently given a not as good financial and educational background. Therefore we must note this in businesses and when looking at the differerences between the races in a corporation, we see that this inequality is more apparent than ever.
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Post by betelihmk on May 6, 2013 22:35:32 GMT -5
I agree with almost everyone above... in other words companies would rather hire someone that would benefit them economically for example like newly arrived immigrants or some different new people from around would take care of that because companies would want to pay less and get more money and that way they violate the race equality.
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Post by betelihmk on May 6, 2013 22:38:04 GMT -5
I agree with almost everyone above... in other words companies would rather hire someone that would benefit them economically for example like newly arrived immigrants or some different new people from around would take care of that because companies would want to pay less and get more money and that way they violate the race equality.
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Post by geekay55 on May 20, 2013 19:37:48 GMT -5
I also agree with everyone here. I think that businesses do not promote racial equality. Like what isobella said, it has been proven that caucasians get paid a lot more than other races even if they have the same job. Although i think that businesses do not promote racial equality, i do agree with frank that whites get better opportunities because of education and financial background and i dont think that businesses would choose someone that is a different race but not as qualified as the other person.
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