We need to be talking with the police services around Australia about issues
like unconscious bias, and my sense is that the time is right for these conversations.
That's reflective of many companies do when they see something negative happen; they choose to react with something
like unconscious bias training.
There are certain things you need to be doing,
like unconscious bias training, more formal talent management.
Not exact matches
Unconscious bias is
like a predator waiting to pounce as it lurks in the back of every mind.
Companies
like Facebook have also set up
unconscious bias training programs to help employees become more aware of potential pitfalls.
I think it is going to take funds
like True Wealth Ventures that have a proactive gender diversity investment strategy to overcome the
unconscious bias and leverage this blind spot in the economy.»
«The biggest challenge is the potential for
unconscious bias, for selecting people who are
like you,» says Dahlem.
Walden believes much of the hardship for women pursuing careers in science comes down to the small things, including the gender stereotypes and the
unconscious biases that make the white male «look more
like a scientist» than the female, regardless of experience or performance.
While technology may help combat
unconscious bias, how will it handle the even more intangible facets of hiring,
like assessing cultural fit or a person's work ethic?
For example, AI can parse resumes without injecting into the process the
unconscious biases we may have against things
like education, age, or previous employers.
However, these assumptions about what an ideal candidate will act
like, sound
like, or even look
like can be fraught with a lot of
unconscious bias, to which even the most self - aware person can be susceptible.
As human beings, our
unconscious biases lead us towards hiring people we
like or who resemble ourselves.
Startups
like Talent Sonar and Entelo are aiming to improve gender and racial diversity by hiding applicant names, genders, and persona identifiers to eliminate
unconscious bias.
Like an iceberg,
unconscious bias is said to represent the beliefs, values and experiences (below water) that give rise to overt expressions of discrimination (above water).