Unconscious Bias Training
What is unconscious bias? Our tradition paradigm has generally assumed that
patterns of discriminatory behaviour are conscious; that people who know better do the right thing, and those who don’t cause bias, but what if, more times than not, people make choices that discriminate against one group and in favour of another, without even realizing that they are doing it. Interestingly we do this more often than we think we do … and this is called UNCONSIOUS BIAS. http://www.tatvaleadership.com/htm/unconscious-bias-training.html
We are “hard-wired” to making
unconscious decisions about others based on what feels safe, likeable, valuable, and competent versus logical judgment.
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Learning Points ď‚— Unconscious bias training is based on
pervasive cultural stereotypes. These run the gamut from seemingly positive ideas like Asians being better at math to more obviously unfair ones like women being less competent than men http://www.tatvaleadership.com/htm/unconscious-bias-training.html
Unconscious biases can gives some people an unfair
advantage and puts others at a disadvantage. It’s often responsible for dissatisfaction in the workplace
Unconscious bias is just that—unconscious; often we are
not aware of it playing out in our lives.
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Some examples of where unconscious biases play out in life: ď‚— Less than 15% of American men are over six foot tall, yet
almost 60% of corporate CEOs are over six foot tall. Less than 4% of American men are over six foot, two inches tall, yet more than 36% of corporate CEOs are over six foot, two inches tall. http://www.tatvaleadership.com/htm/unconscious-bias-training.html
Why does this happen? Clearly corporate boards do
not, when conducting a CEO search, send out a message to “get us a tall guy,” and yet the numbers speak for themselves. It seems not only unfair, but patently absurd to choose a CEO because of height, just like it is unfair and absurd to give employees lower performance evaluations solely because they are overweight. http://www.tatvaleadership.com/htm/unconscious-bias-training.html
ď‚— At Tatva Leadership we work with organisations to raise
this awareness in individuals & groups. Our workshops challenge mind-sets and help employees understand their role in building an inclusive workplace with a special focus on attracting & retaining gender. They aim to hold a mirror, invite participation, encourage accountability and create a space to explore perceptions and attitudes influenced by the unconscious bias. http://www.tatvaleadership.com/htm/unconscious-bias-training.html
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