Be aware of
gender and race biases — as well as other biases — in the classroom.
Most of us think we don't have
any gender and race biases, but there is no shortage of unconscious bias in the classroom, and those people, too, thought they were beyond such things.
Not exact matches
That view is likely
biased — studies have shown interviewers tend to prefer candidates similar to them, judge candidates on fewer criteria than they think they're judging them on,
and tend to let
biases about matters like
race and gender get in the way.
In this 2016 TED talk, Crenshaw explains how to identify
race and gender bias, which can prevent the advancement of equality in America if left unaddressed.
«ACT for America has never,
and will never, tolerate any
bias, discrimination, or violence against anyone, based on their religion,
gender,
race, or political persuasion,» Act for America told Newsweek in a statement.
This book by two psychology professors explores the hidden
biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age,
gender,
race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status
and nationality.
Generally, how might researchers» assumptions about
race, sex, beauty,
and gender bias theories
and findings?
Also, because a person's name can reveal information about their identity that could lead to
bias, such as their
gender,
race,
and ethnicity, consider blinding yourself during the initial application screening to make your evaluations as evenhanded as possible.
Biases based on
gender,
race,
and other factors can creep in unconsciously
and cloud judgment, even when someone has the best of intentions, hindering efforts to broaden participation in science.
Despite a considerable volume of research on the topic of facial recognition, most studies to date specifically address facial recognition from the perspective of various known
biases for
race, age,
and gender.
Numerous studies have reported that women outperform men when it comes to face recognition faces, but most have focused on assessing innate
biases in favor of
race,
gender,
and age.
Absences such as these cost the state an estimated $ 276 million annually,
and many of the cases involve
bias against students for their
race, ethnicity, religion,
gender, disability or sexual orientation.
The underlying reasons for these
gender and race differences are unknown, though researchers suggest that it may relate to access issues, denial of care or provider
bias.
Devine
and her team has substituted fictitious names — those stereotypically borne by whites or blacks,
and by men or women — on past NIH grant applications to test whether reviewers are
biased by
race and gender.
After the researchers adjusted for age,
gender,
race,
and BMI, they found that women who scored in the top half for weight -
bias internalization were three times more likely to have metabolic syndrome that those in the bottom half.
It's January, the Oscar nominations are out there
and everyone's giving their two cents about Hollywood
race /
gender bias, complaining that their favorite movie didn't get enough attention,
and praying to the golden - statue gods that Leonardo DiCaprio finally nabs that elusive award he's been chasing since he was five years old or something.
Actresses Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd
and Anabella Sciorra took to the stage on behalf of the Time's Up movement to hail the «unstoppable spirits who kicked ass
and broke through the
biased perceptions against their
race, their
gender and ethnicity to tell their stories», praising such breakthrough creatives as Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Yance Ford
and Kumail Nanjiani.
Student Teachers Get «Real World» Practice Via Virtual Reality (Education Week) Chris Dede weighs in on how we can recognize
biases through virtual reality simulations where you can easily change students»
race and genders,
and how training programs can help to address how teachers practice responding to challenging behaviors
and stereotyping.
This is the focus of a new report [published in the Australian Journal of Education] from researchers at the University of New England, which looks at different types of potential
bias in grading including
gender,
race and physical attractiveness.
Other research has shown
biases in teachers» grading of work by students of different
genders,
races and ethnicities.
Biased or identity - based bullying, when a person gets bullied because of
bias based on an aspect of their identity (i.e.
race, religion, sexual orientation, physical appearance,
gender identity / expression, etc.), is all too common in school
and especially in the teenage years.
These schools engaged more than 300 students in action projects focused on student - driven anti-discrimination work focused on stopping
bias against
race,
gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation
and other issues in school.
Through engaging, interactive exercises, participants will: - Create a common understanding of diversity
and inclusion - Link diversity issues with achieving district goals - Broaden the scope of diversity beyond
race and gender issues - Reveal
and assess the impact of subtle
biases on district success - Discuss the behaviors required to create an inclusive environment where every man, woman
and child feels included, valued
and respected.
More than 1,300 students ages 13 to 18 completed surveys, detailing their exposure to bullying
and biased remarks based on
race / ethnicity, sexual orientation, body size,
gender, religion, ability, economic status
and gender expression.
Specifically, PSEL defines effectiveness in this area as ensuring that students have equitable access to effective teachers
and supports, developing policies that fairly address student misconduct,
and confronting
biases and «low expectations associated with
race, class, culture
and language,
gender and sexual orientation,
and disability or special status,» among other tenets.
Accordingly, there is much research about how such survey data can be gamed
and manipulated by instructors (e.g., via the use of external incentives / disincentives), can be
biased by respondent or student background variables (e.g., charisma, attractiveness,
gender and race as compared to the
gender and race of the teacher or instructor, grade expected or earned in the class, overall grade point average, perceived course difficulty or the lack thereof),
and the like.
Is every learner presented with high - powered, challenging curriculum that is
race,
gender and class
bias - free as well as the appropriate form of instruction to make that curriculum comprehensible?
Cole, Nicki Lisa, Ph.D. «How
Race and Gender Biases Impact Students in Higher Ed.»
How
Race and Gender Biases Impact Students in Higher Ed.
How do issues related to
race,
gender and implicit
bias impact our perceptions of students of color?
The project is meant to both «expose the antifemale
bias of the art world»
and «uncover the complex workings of human perception
and how unconscious ideas about
gender,
race and celebrity influence a viewer's understanding of a given work of art.»
Lubaina Himid is known for her multimedia work that explores themes of
race,
gender and institutional
bias in postcolonial Britain through subversive means, such as traditional English crockery painted with scenes of slavery.
In her first solo exhibition at the gallery, entitled Silhouettes, Deeman employs the complex legacy of the silhouette to subvert established
biases founded on face value,
gender and race.
Creating a second skin that conceals
race,
gender,
and class, soundsuits camouflage the body, forcing viewers to look without
bias or judgment.
Then follows «mental health of leftist activists», an extensive section on
bias in social psychology
and nmore general problems being addressed by the Heterodox Academy effort, the sociology of single - parenting, studies involving
race /
gender with IQ, personality, intellectual abilities
and differences in interest, genetics
and human evolution, enforced
gender equality, scientific socialism, eugenics
and the zero - population - growth movement, misguided environmentalism,
and finally, a bit about climate change, rapidly followed by the «food police»
and «diet wars»,
and then returning to a treatment of the Climate Wars.
Aaron Street: Yeah,
and so that then led to a conversation about kind of the
bias, inherent in personas
and I think one of the traps that it's important to not get too caught up in is in this context,
bias absolutely can include things like
race and gender and orientation
and disability status, but the bigger point is that they can be
biases having nothing to do with kind of demographic identity.
Our diversity initiatives are designed to: 1) foster mutual professional
and personal respect; 2) create an environment in which individual contributions are valued
and where
biases based on
race,
gender, sexual orientation, or any other category do not exist;
and 3) attract the best
and brightest legal talent from all backgrounds.
Create an environment in which individual contributions are valued
and biases based on
race,
gender, sexual orientation or any other category do not exist.
As she explains, The human factor in making hiring decisions had led to a legal industry with a long track record of class,
race,
and gender bias.
As we filter information based on our experience
and knowledge, our brain also forms unconscious
biases related to other human characteristics such as
race, culture,
gender, disability
and more.
LESSON: No matter your
gender,
race, creed — stay professional,
and be careful about the
biases you communicate.
Gender,
race and beauty hiring
biases have been well - documented, but they're not the only
biases that come into play when hiring.
Normally things like
race, religion,
gender and age can not be asked for by a potential employer as this will show that they are
biased.
Your name can give hints on your
race,
gender, or family
and such can create hidden
biases against men
and women of color.
Students explore how
race, ethnicity,
gender etc. play out in real life
and challenges them to acknowledge
and address their
biases.
Although many factors, such as community stressors
and poorly resourced programs, may contribute to these disparities, evidence also suggests that implicit
biases based on
race and gender may also contribute.
Authors should reduce
bias in language against persons based on
gender, sexual orientation,
race or ethnicity, disability,
and age.
The licensee shall be aware of how
biases regarding age,
gender,
race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, culture,
and socioeconomic status may interfere with an objective evaluation
and recommendations,
and shall strive to overcome any such
biases or withdraw from the evaluation.
It was her early experiences in the school system that cemented Lisa's deep commitment to breaking down systemic barriers for marginalized
and underserved communities
and led to her activism around issues of
race and gender bias.