unconscious bias: what impact does it have on our behavior?
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AGENDA
Increase understanding of unconscious bias
Recognize where and how unconscious bias manifests through our behavior
Identify strategies to reduce the harmful impact of unconscious biases in the workplace
What is the definition of unconscious bias?
a) A measure of how strongly one associates a concept (e.g., pleasant/unpleasant) with one or another social group
b) Generalization about a group of people or particular identity
c) To distinguish, single out, or make a distinction about a group, person, or thing
d) Acting with rudeness and insensitivity towards someone based on of their diverse identities
• Introduced in 1998 by Harvard, UVA, and others
• Associations Influence attitudes and behaviors
• Test measures in milliseconds the length of time to answer
• Your automatic preference may be described as slight moderate strong little to no preference
Implicit Association Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW5s_-Nl3JE
Affinity BiasActs of omission vs. acts of commission
Micro-Inequity = The Manifestation of Affinity BiasDefined as “apparently small events which are often ephemeral and hard-to-
prove, events which are covert, often unintentional, frequently unrecognized by the perpetrator, which occur wherever people are perceived to be ‘different.’” (M. Rowe, 1973)
Consistently saying someone’s name wrong
Making eye contact with only certain people in a group
Taking more questions from men than women
Why are you so quiet? We want to hear from you more. (said to an Asian person)
Strategies Moving Forward…• Ask questions instead of making assumptions.
• Assess your environment through climate surveys.
• Conduct bias training for teams.
• Exposure to counter-stereotypes.
• Hiring: resume name removal, team interviews, and challenger
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