twofold if you are a woman of color applying for the same position. Ethnic women are looked over for positions in a lot of cases because of their image is not what most of corporate America deem to be professional. For instance if a black woman wears braids or an elaborate hairstyles, then she is not professional. People already have a predisposed view of ethnic women concerning their work habits and attitudes. This makes it harder to advance in the company without having to prove themselves twice as much as their white counterparts. Even though todays generation is more open and color-blind than their previous generation, there is a bigger focus on anything racial than gender. Take interracial relationships. It isnt really a big issue if there is a black woman dating or marrying outside of her race. However, there is controversy when it comes to a black man dating or marrying anyone that is not considered ethnic. This is thought to become an issue to most black women due to the lack of black men that most black women deem as good men. Also, it is said that black men may see dating a white woman as a trophy or that it denotes status. On the other side of that thought, many white men have an issue with white women dating or marrying black men. This is because of the stereotype that most still have of black men and their worth or character. In a lot of cases of a white women marrying a black man, if a child results in that union, once there is a divorce and the woman marries back into her own race, the child is treated differently. Most people may be beyond racial issues or gender issues. They have lives to live and more important matters to deal with. However, in America as a whole, even with the attitudes of many towards ethnicity mellowing, tend to focus more on race than gender. Gender differences are still an issue depending on where you live, but if you are ethnic you will still tend to have it twice as hard....
