What Are Stereotypes and Prejudice Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from Columbia Law School in 1959 She was the top student in her class However law firms didn’t want to hire her They didn’t want a Jewish woman with a young daughter She did find work teaching law Then she had to hide her second Opposite Ruth Bader Ginsburg has always challenged stereotypes including as a justice on the Supreme Court What Are Stereotypes and Prejudice 5 1
Fast Fact Nearly 90 percent of LGBTQ students say that they have been bullied at school pregnancy If the college found out she would lose her job She had her son during summer vacation She has fought laws that are unfair to women and minorities In 1993 she became the second female Supreme Court justice Challenging Ideas Some people believe old ideas about men and women that are not true They believe that men are smarter than women They think women are too emotional They think women do not do stressful work as well People like Ruth Bader Ginsburg have worked to prove these ideas wrong Today there are more women than men in law school in the United States 6 Challenging Stereotypes and Prejudices
People may be stereotyped based on their religion Not everyone in a group acts the same way Prejudice and Stereotypes People are put into groups They are grouped by age Gender race and religion also set people apart The belief that all people in a group act the same is called a stereotype Stereotypes are often wrong Not everyone in one age group is lazy Not everyone in another Every senior citizen is unique What Are Stereotypes and Prejudice 7
