It is important to consider race and ethnicity when discussing gender inequality for many reasons. Gender inequality is the term used when "men and women are not equal and that gender affects an individual's lived experience." When discussing gender inequality, is is very important to consider race and ethnicity because many people not only believe a certain gender is capable of doing something that the opposite isn't, but that it can also have something to do with their background. Race and ethnicity in my opinion has nothing to do with what someone is able to do or not, neither does their gender, but many can disagree. High school and college graduation rates have convinced some people that gender does have something to do with gender as well. The overall 6-year graduation rate in a study once concluded that 63% of females graduate yet 57% of males graduate high school. This study concluded both private and public schools. Studies like these tend to convince people that one gender is more capable of doing something, such as graduating, rather than the other. Asian Americans have the highest overall college graduation rate, yet Asian women are more likely to make up that graduation rate. Conclusions like these are very important to state when talking about gender inequality because it can give you real life examples as to why some people believe that gender inequality is a real thing and that race or ethnicity are factor that can affect it.