Hidden Figures Book Report

The American social landscape has greatly evolved since the beginnings of the twentieth century. Some of the progression can be seen in the book Hidden Figures. At the start of Hidden Figures, the 1940’s, we see the effect that World War II has on the sociopolitical landscape of America. Shortages of manpower at home force industries and businesses to hire women and African Americans to jobs that they typically would never had a chance at attaining. As the book progresses, we are allowed insight on the conflicts that arose after the war ended. Men who had gone off to fight in the war came home expecting employment. Vast majorities did receive their old forms of work, and this is possibly where conflict began to arise. In order to hire the men

Some of the most notable effects include a workplace that is more productive and one that is more effective. Hidden Figures shows us how a workplace that strives to be more fair in its policies can become more effective and much more productive. The start of World War II is what one of the main catalysts for the passage of executive order 8802. This made jobs, especially those involving STEM, much more productive because it acted as the “stick” and almost forced industries to open their doors to females and people of different ethnic backgrounds more than doubled the amount of brain power the these industries had. Executive order 9980 made industries more effective by eliminating any basis for discrimination in the workplace. This eventually helped make everyone in a workplace more comfortable, and people tend to work faster and more accurately when they are comfortable with the area they are working in. This information can be transferred over today with the same impacts. The push for justice and fairness in workplaces has a positive impact on all jobs include STEM. Not only elevates the quality of work that the STEM job market produces, but it also elevates the quantity of work

In a world that is quickly becoming more diverse and more of a global community, the push for equality in the workplace has become more prevalent. I agree with this movement for a more equal system for the most part. Personally, I believe that justice and fairness should act as the guardrails and entrance ramp to a road. Justice in a workplace ensures that everyone stays on the paved path, and it prevents individuals from being ran off the road. Fairness is what allows individuals of different ethnicities and cultures to enter the same job sites and expect to receive the same work opportunities. However, I also believe that it is possible for the idea of justice and fairness to go too far in a job site, which is why I feel that there needs to be some restrictions on what is allowed. The main thing that I do not agree with is job quotas. I do not think that workplaces should be required to hire x amount of individuals from a certain racial background. While I understand the idea behind this practice, I feel that it devalues the presence of a racial diverse workplace and I also feel that it could be exactly what it is suppose to prevent, unfairness. Jobs still need to be based on skill level, and if you hire someone less qualified than other applicants due to their diverse ethnicity, it creates more problems than it solves. Overall, I agree with the idea of justice and fairness in the