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Notes on Race and Gender in the USA: Poverty and Intersectionality

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2019
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This is the first of a series of multidisciplinary notes with one goal in common: to draw a much needed “bigger picture” on some basic human rights in the USA. To achieve this, we will present data from different studies as well as from the USA census. In this first note, we will examine overall poverty, unemployment, and wealth distribution in the USA while analyzing the unremitting socio-economic differences amongst the American population due to race and gender. Unfortunately, it is impossible for us to explain in depth all the reasons behind both racism and sexism due to the fact that these are rather ingrained complex issues with a long stance in America, despite multiple efforts to the contrary. We will, however, explore here the eugenics movement, which was quite influential during a good part of the 20th century, informing policies that would affect both women and people of color for decades. Unfortunately, the basic core beliefs of this movement are still present in the American ethos today and, under this new administration, basic human rights are constantly under attack, aggravating the already existing levels of poverty and equality amongst women and people of color. Subsequent notes will focus on women’s rights.
Ésta es la primera de varias notas multidisciplinares con un único objetivo en común: describir el panorama general de algunos derechos humanos en los Estados Unidos de América. Para ello presentaremos datos estadísticos de varios estudios y del censo de los Estados Unidos. En esta primera nota examinaremos los niveles de pobreza, desempleo, y distribución de la riqueza en el país, y observaremos las persistentes diferencias introducidas por las variables de raza y género examinando algunas de las razones más importantes de fondo para tales diferencias. Desafortunadamente, nos sería imposible examinar todas las causas de estos problemas a fondo, dada su complejidad, larga historia y persistencia. Sin embargo, exploraremos el movimiento de la eugenesia y la profunda influencia que tuvo durante gran parte del siglo XX en forma de políticas que afectarían a mujeres y personas de color durante décadas. Desafortunadamente, las creencias de base de este movimiento siguen estando muy vigentes en la sociedad norteamericana, y, bajo esta nueva administración, estos abusos en contra de los derechos humanos son una constante, agravando los elevados niveles de pobreza y desigualdad en mujeres y personas de color. Las notas subsiguientes se centrarán en los derechos de la mujer.
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