Privilege Advantages, rewards, and/or b enefits given to those in the dominant group without members of the dominant group asking for them Dominant Non-dominan t White Person of color Cisgender Female Person with disabilities Heterosexual/Straight Dominant groups are groups of people in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Able-bodied Male power. They are often Jewish/Muslim/Buddhist/Hindu Financially stable considered the default group or "normal." Child/Elder Christian Transgender Working class College educated Immigrant Adult US citizen High school educated/dropout How can I receive advantages and not know it? US citizen Access to better public schools/private schools Not profiled by White College educated police Historical wealth and discrimination Financially stable More safe/access to services No hiring discrimination Being part of one Higher salary dominant group can lead to being Cisgender Male part of others Intersectionality Describes the way identities and sys tems of power, such as race, class, and gender, interact and influence oppression D H y e s l te e ro x i se c x u k a c l/ la S B tra ig h Wo t ted ma uca n ed lege Col Our identities and membership in dominant or non-dominant groups does not exist in a vacuum. They intersect and influence our experiences. We have multiple privileges and/or multiple oppressions. the systemic and pervasive subjugation or Oppression: discrimination of non-dominant social groups, creating social inequity at all levels of society Believing stereotypes Individual Thinking it is acceptab le to discriminate against Muslims Not hiring a woman Interpersonal Assaulting someon e because she's wearing a hijab Policy allowing housing discrimination against transgender people Institutional/Structural Banning people from pre dominantly Muslim countries from entering the US Social belief that being LGBTQ+ is unnatural Ideological/Cultural Social belief that all Muslims are terrorists 602-279-2900 [email protected] g www.acesdv.org .