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Month: March 2021

ECE 325 Blog Space: Learning Gender Diversity and Fairness

ECE 325 Blog Space: Learning Gender Diversity and Fairness

There is an estimated “7.3 billion people in the world today” [2] according to BBC Earth. With that many people in the world, we differentiate one individual from another through our identities. “Age, gender, religious or spiritual affiliation, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and socio-economic status are all identities.” [3] These traits distinguish and characterize us as individuals; our identities are both created and inherited. Some identities are based on visual indicators like race and status, while other identities are internalized…

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ECE 325 Blog Space: Learning About Racialized Identities and Fairness

ECE 325 Blog Space: Learning About Racialized Identities and Fairness

I find this week’s topic a tricky topic to write about; I lack confidence in having a voice due to my heritage. One needs to feel comfortable to comment racialized identities, as it intersects our daily lives in every aspect. There are many conflicting views due to the institution of power behind the racial class hierarchy. I have chosen to reflect a quote from Nelson Mandela, which I support. He says, “No one is born hating another person because of…

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