Minorities in America deal with many factors of discrimination. Minorities are often paid less than White Americans for equivalent work, and are often held back from promotion in the employment field. There is also a higher level of unemployment for minorities than there is for white Americans (i.e.: with African Americans and white Americans unemployment rates are 10% and 4%, r

Other causes of stress from the environment on different minorities and ethnic groups lead to health problems. Because of the Latino ways of life and struggles for wages, and employment with little education, they have a higher chance of obtaining heart disease and a higher mortality rate than do non-Latinos. This is due to both stress and the unavailability of decent health care, because of their low income. African Americans are more susceptible to hypertension because of the slave trade and their need to retain sodium in their system. This biological concept of African Americans retaining sodium, in addition to the stress of everyday life for this ethnic group, is the reason for this common health disease.

But ethnic minorities are not the only ones that are struggling. Women are struggling for equality just the same. Although women continue to gain equality in the work force, in education, and in the athletic fields, they also continue to be looked down upon. An example of woman’s striving for equality is in athletics. Title IX was created and states that, "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid." Because of thi

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