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 * How can we move closer to equality?**

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Notes- In the survey that we conducted, 70.6% of students at Pascack Valley that took the survey said that the government cannot stop social profiling in America. Racists and people continue to still use stereotypes today and it seems almost impossible to just put it to a stop. To move closer to equality, it would take a very long time for people to even consider equal rights and stop social profiling. Because of the large groups of people that have hatred for people of other races and sexuality, it would be hard for them to stop thinking of their beliefs that they have been supporting for many years. In the news, you hear that people are trying to get one step closer to equality by protesting to the government and other groups that go against their beliefs. America is trying to reach equality, not only for other races, but for gender equality and equal rights for gay people. These are examples of how America is trying to change to move closer equality:

Not only does equality have to be about different races, but there is also a problem with gender equality. According to an article in the New York Times by Lisa Belkin, women want to move up in their careers just as much as men do and should have the equal chance to make their career better. The article talks about how women want greater responsibility in the workplace. "Change is always sporadic and slow," says Ellen Galinsky, head of the Families and Work Institute. This shows a great example of how change doesn't happen overnight. If America really wants to change, it's going to be slow but will happen eventually. Source: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/one-step-closer-to-equality/
 * Gender Equality**

There have been other situations where women have been getting equal rights in the workplace. The case of //Johnson v Transportation Agency of Santa Clara County// guaranteed a chance to boost job promotion of women. It is now considered to be a positive factor that just being a woman can help your chance of being promoted because of the past discrimination. This is another recent example of how women are going to get equal rights. Source: http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SNJ0252-0-393&artno=0000262240&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=how%20american%20can%20reach%20equality&title=Equality%20Under%20the%20Constitution&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N

In 2003, the case of //Grutter v Bollinger//, the court ruled that race cannot be one of the factors considered by colleges when selecting students. The University of Michigan Law School had this policy. Schools are known be discriminating against other races so this was a huge decision that the court made. It is a step further for diverse schools and possible equality of races and religions in schools in the future. Source: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html
 * Race Equality**

These court cases and movements that took place recently have been a step forward to equality in America. It takes a lot of time, a lot of patience, and a lot of effort to change someone's mind about their views about different races and thinking that everyone is equal. Our country is based on equality, yet we still can't accept other people's views, religions, or races. It's hard to think that equality can happen so easily, which is true. But events like these have helped the government and the citizens of America realize that equality might be better for America.

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