"White Men of Privilege"

"Within the United States, organizational behaviors and expectations have been defined within the context of that privileged upper-middle-class, middle-aged, able-bodied, White male experience" (83). I agree with the "white men of privilege" concept because most of the successful workers in the United States fit that category. By observation, most of the wealthy people in the U.S. are "white men of privilege". Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are great examples. Mark Zuckerberg attended Harvard, then created Facebook. Majority of the people that we hear about with much success are white men. It is rare to see women or people of another race included in the "white men of privilege" category. For the extraordinary group of people that do not fit the "white men of privilege" category, rarely do we hear their success stories. Our society is based on emphasizing only on the groups that satisfy that popular category. 

Even though "white men of privilege" dominate the media and work field for being successful, our society is slowly changing. For example, our current president Barack Obama has made it in history. A number of the people that voted for him were the younger generation. Women are also becoming more known. Although Hilary Clinton did not win the election, she is still very popular within the democrats and continues to stay successful. The work field history is slowly changing with the new generation.