From f060d5b161f667b06d7dc7093b66694cdd5c2c22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: McCa11um <44292518+McCa11um@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:23:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added 2 examples of unconscious bias training (#22879) --- guide/english/working-in-tech/unconscious-bias/index.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/working-in-tech/unconscious-bias/index.md b/guide/english/working-in-tech/unconscious-bias/index.md index ff1bfa7f14..1980436884 100644 --- a/guide/english/working-in-tech/unconscious-bias/index.md +++ b/guide/english/working-in-tech/unconscious-bias/index.md @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ There are many factors that can give you an unconcious bias, such as: It was also found in various studies that that even the order of questions in a test can lead to unconsious bias. There is a very good video on the topic [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75g4d5sF3xI"). -Unconscious bias can influence decisions in recruitment, promotion and performance management. It could be discriminatory when the unconscious bias relates to a protected characteristic. +Unconscious bias can influence decisions in recruitment, promotion and performance management. It could be discriminatory when the unconscious bias relates to a protected characteristic. Many prominent organisations, such as the Royal Society of England, have taken steps to bring attention to the negative effects of unconcious bias in recruitment and promotion activity.6 + +Tackling unconcious bias has become a cornerstone of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategies of scientific organisations and higher education Institutions in the United Kingdom and is a requirment of the Athena Swan Charter.7 Unconcious bias can come in many forms - another example of this is availability bias whereby people tend to rely heavily on information that is most readily available regardless of its source. @@ -38,4 +40,6 @@ Unconcious bias can come in many forms - another example of this is availability 4. ["What is Unconscious Bias" University of California, San Francisco Office of Diversity and Outreach. Accessed: October 15, 2017.](https://diversity.ucsf.edu/resources/unconscious-bias) 5. ["Unconscious Bias" acas.org.uk Accessed: October 15, 2017.](http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5433) -6. ["5 Common Unconscious Biases That Lead To Bad Decisions" FastCompany Accessed: October 18th, 2018](https://www.fastcompany.com/3045035/5-common-unconscious-biases-that-lead-to-bad-decisions) +6. ["Understanding unconcious bias" Royalsociety.org Accessed: October 19, 2018.](https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/publications/2015/unconscious-bias/) +7. ["Unconscious Bias" ecu.ac.uk Accessed: October 2018.](https://www.ecu.ac.uk/) +8. ["5 Common Unconscious Biases That Lead To Bad Decisions" FastCompany Accessed: October 18th, 2018](https://www.fastcompany.com/3045035/5-common-unconscious-biases-that-lead-to-bad-decisions) \ No newline at end of file