Engineering Privilege Walk

Engineering Privilege Walk

Multiple Choice

At least one of my parents completed a college degree.

• Yes

• No

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Growing up, I did not need to receive state-funded free or reduced lunch in school based on my family’s income

• Yes

• No

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Growing up, my parents did NOT have to decide whether to pay rent and buy groceries OR pay for my extracurricular activities (sports, summer camps, etc.) as they had enough money to cover both.

• Yes

• No

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Now as a young adult, I am able to attend school and not worry about having to work to help support myself or my family.

• Yes

• No

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I grew up in a home in which books were available for me to read and we could afford buying books from bookstores.

• Yes

• No

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I went to a middle school which offered pre-algebra in our math sequence

• Yes

• No

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You have a strong understanding of your family’s history and culture

• Yes

• No

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Before I could read, one or both of my parents had the time to read to me often, usually before going to bed.

• Yes

• No

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My family has always enjoyed medical insurance. Hence illnesses and accidents have never compromised the financial stability of my family.

• Yes

• No

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You learned to speak a second language at a young age because it was frequently spoken in your home

• Yes

• No

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I would generally describe myself as able-bodied, having no outward physical disability, capable of moving without the assistance of a wheelchair or other adaptive device, and capable of accessing all social institutions (banks, schools, workplaces, churches, etc.) that abled people can access.

• Yes

• No

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If I should need to move to a new location, I can be certain of being able to afford rent or purchase housing in that area.

• Yes

• No

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I was able to choose which college/university to go to without my first concern being cost.

• Yes

• No

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You have a specific community of people who share familiar cultural contexts with you.

• Yes

• No

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If I could afford to live there, I could be reasonably certain that all of my neighbors in such a location would be pleasant to me given my skin color.

• Yes

• No

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My family or I have been able to afford having phone (or cellphone), electricity, water, and Internet connected in the houses were I have lived.

• Yes

• No

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I can open engineering magazines and see people of my skin color WIDELY represented (not just in the sections or articles dealing with diversity) and usually in positions of power or influence.

• Yes

• No

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I can open engineering magazines and see people of my gender widely represented (not just in the sections or articles dealing with diversity) and usually in positions of power or influence.

• Yes

• No

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When I am told about or read or see on TV engineering accomplishments and their contributions to human progress, I see that primarily people of my ethnicity made it what it is. [Ethnicity = common heritage, e.g., common language, culture, ancestry.]

• Yes

• No

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English is your first language and was spoken primarily in your home

• Yes

• No

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You and/or your family has overcome significant hardship in the past that has enhanced your resilience and resolve that has been useful to me my academic career.

• Yes

• No

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I can be sure that children in public schools will be given curricular materials in engineering and technology subjects that testify to contributions made by people of my gender.

• Yes

• No

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I have never felt the need to consider whether I will belong in my selected major because of my gender.

• Yes

• No

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I have never felt the need to consider whether I will belong in my selected major because of my race.

• Yes

• No

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I will be able to graduate from my current institution without having to worry about paying back college loans for the foreseeable future.

• Yes

• No

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I have not yet experienced hardships in my family/personal life difficult enough that I questioned dropping out or delaying a semester.

• Yes

• No

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I am confident that in the future, I could speak up in a team of engineers and not be afraid of not being heard or taken seriously because of my gender.

• Yes

• No

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I am confident that I will be able to navigate a future engineering position without having to think about my gender.

• Yes

• No

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I rarely, or never have to worry about appearing racist for saying or doing something because of my skin color.

• Yes

• No

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Most of my teachers and instructors in school shared my skin color.

• Yes

• No

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Most of my teachers and instructors in school were of my gender.

• Yes

• No

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I or my family members know someone who works at an engineering company that I could ask about potential internship/job opportunities

• Yes

• No

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I am pretty sure that in the future, I will not have to worry about choosing either my career or starting a family.

• Yes

• No

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I can apply to a college, program, position, or promotion without having to worry about my ethnicity decreasing my chances of being selected.

• Yes

• No

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I can apply to a college, program, position, or promotion without having to worry about my gender decreasing my chances of being selected.

• Yes

• No

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I can be selected to a college, program, position, or promotion without having to worry about others thinking I was only selected because of my gender or ethnicity.

• Yes

• No