Women of color bear a double burden of prejudice and discrimination

Introduction

By definition, Women of Color may be defined as the women having the skin pigment color other than white. We often do and see people discriminate and show prejudice against different people and more specifically against women. Discriminating with women and showing discrimination among women based on their appearance is common. When we talk about the appearance of the women, the most basic thing is considered to be skin pigment (Skin Color).

Discussion

Women in the hemisphere have long been victims of discrimination and constant violations of their rights. In the XXI century, attacks on the industry are maintained permanently and quietly, without the State gives sufficient guarantees to develop in a society. Being a woman today is not easy. These days women are facing a number of problems and racial discrimination among all Latin American societies. Being indigenous, being black and the lower social strata are reasons to be excluded, to be stigmatized and violated their human rights.

The question regarding why we discriminate and show prejudice against the women of color are countless and the very part is all those reasons are irrational and illogical. Following are some of the reasons why there is still a prejudice and discrimination against the women of color:

History has its effect on all of us

The discrimination and prejudice against the women and more specifically to the women of color can easily be traced out in the history. When we study history of this world and about different culture, the people of color always face discrimination and prejudice against them and always considered as inferior human beings (Le Heron, p. 29). Whether we talk about European, Islamic or some other history, we would always notice this fact that people of color and women both are discriminated and when we talk about women of color then the discrimination and prejudice becomes even more sever. For example: We know that African who are mainly have black skin pigment were smuggled across the world and used as forced slaves, The concept of African slaves also drives from the historical perception that skin pigment other than white is inferior.

The Society Level of maturity

The other reason is that the society still backs on the historical concepts of right and wrong, and other concepts. The society across the world is resistant to change. In my point of view, the society still encourages discrimination ...