YUFE ED&I - Section 6
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Core Knowledge Section 6: Unconscious bias
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Core Knowledge Section 6: Unconscious bias
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An Introduction to Unconscious Bias
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- Ethnicity
- Age
- Religion or belief, or someone's lack of religion or belief
- Sexual orientation (actual or perceived)
- Disability
- Clothing, hairstyle, whether someone has piercings or tattoos
- Body language, accent, how someone speaks
- Personality, interests
- Family/ friends
- Whether people work or not, the jobs they do, their level of seniority
- Where people live/ the type of accomodation they live in
What might trigger our biases?
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All that we share
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Types of Unconscious Bias
Confirmation Bias Looking to confirm our own opinions and pre-existing ideas
Halo Effect Projecting positive qualities onto people without actually knowing them
Perception Bias Stereotypes and assumptions about different groups
Affinity Bias Feeling a connection to those similar to us
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- Recruiting the best person for the job
- Offering development opportunities to certain people
- Engaging in certain activities e.g., social events
- Joining certain groups
- Connecting with, or inviting suggestions from, people who are not ‘like me’
- Being objective when assessing work/performance
- Seeking feedback from certain people
- Allowing our children to engage in certain activities
- Moving beyond stereotypes
- Imagining new/different ways of doing things
- Thinking divergently
What might our biases stop us from doing?
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- Accept we all have biases
- Question your rationale for making a particular decision
- Focus on countering stereotypes and avoid making assumptions
- Talk to unfamiliar people, people from different backgrounds and with different experiences to yours
- Really listen to, and value, the perspectives of others
- Seek information from a range of different sources
- Use context to explain a situation
Strategies to reduce the impact of bias
Why do I think this?
Who have I spoken to?
What do others think?
Have I made any assumptions?
Could I get more information?
What is the context?
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