Sentences with phrase «hold unconscious biases»

While the three - day summit was a celebration of how far we have come as a nation, the continuing challenge is clear: men and women hold unconscious biases that stand in the way of gender equity in leadership — and we all have a role to play in confronting these biases.

«We all hold unconscious biases.

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Indeed, psychologists say that most people hold unconscious stereotypes and biases because our brains rely on these cognitive shortcuts to navigate everyday life.

Health Coaches hold significant power when it comes to challenging clients» ways of thinking, and thought patterns called unconscious biases are particularly important to recognize and address.

«While the days of women lawyers being mistaken for secretaries may be gone,» says Calvert, «significant unconscious biases held by women and men hold women back.

They also measured their implicit racial bias using the Black - White Implicit Association Test, which gauges unconscious attitudes about race that people may be unaware of or unwilling to report, and which shows that about 50 per cent of black Americans hold anti-black bias.