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PEERs Final Presentation

Privilege Privilege is having an unfair advantage, leading to

dominance

Privilege is often manifested as bias in education and social situations

Privilege Perceived privilege inhibits diversity in engineering and

sciences

This is often unintentional

With awareness, everyone can be raised up to the same level of privilege

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Prevents underprivileged students from entering programs People don’t want to work in a field where they feel underprivileged!

Stereotype Threat Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Priming & Performance

Solutions

Resistance to Diversity Why does resistance

persist?

Fear of being singled out.

Lack of positive change.

No accountability.

• What can we do to change this problem?

• Develop a more broad sense of awareness in the public.

• Advertise these issues in the public eye.

• Speak out, hold others accountable.

Diversity Benefits STEM!

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