1.0School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences/iasGabrielle Fox publishes article about the myth of “The American Meritocracy” - School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciencesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1Gs87LTc4N"><a href="/ias/news/2020/07/30/american-meritocracy">Gabrielle Fox publishes article about the myth of “The American Meritocracy”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/ias/news/2020/07/30/american-meritocracy/embed#?secret=1Gs87LTc4N" width="600" height="338" title="“Gabrielle Fox publishes article about the myth of “The American Meritocracy”” — School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences" data-secret="1Gs87LTc4N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) alum Gabrielle Fox (’19) put her degree to work in a research article “Pull Yourself up by Your Bootstraps: An American Mythology,” published in the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell student journal The Crow (2020 edition). The article systematically debunks the idea that level of effort is equivalent to level of success in the United States. Those who struggle ...