Sentences with phrase «of ethnic bias»

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Contact with women and ethnic minorities lessens unconscious bias, but since neither group is represented much in the upper echelons of business, it can be hard for executives to get that exposure — something not helped by the fact that many white, male higher - ups feel they don't know how to talk to younger women or minorities.

Because of this, people who fall into a gender, racial, or ethnic group that is likely to experience negative bias have found that downplaying that association can help them sidestep discrimination, behavior known as «covering.»

The sheer comprehensiveness of his political error recalls the old joke about the bigot who denies any specific form of racial or ethnic bias.

Varying cultural and ethnic definitions, self - reporting bias, and social concerns have rendered the body of evidence difficult to interpret.

CSW said perhaps the most extreme example of biased education occurs in Na Ta La schools in Burma, where Christian children from ethnic states are regularly forcibly converted.

The psychology of belonging inherent in ethnic nationalism is one of deep commitment and bias towards a romanticized and abstract notion of the «people».

«Owelle Rochas Okorocha had the vision to look beyond ethnic bias and align his political interest and that of his people with that of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), even when many in this region did not have such foresight.»

«Some voices, for political or ethnic reasons are making unguarded statements accusing the government and myself in particular of religious bias.

«In my own opinion, the investigation so far conducted by the police was done with ethnic bias and I demand a thorough investigation that is devoid of ethnic sentiments.

However, handling of crime must be without ethnic bias.»

The insider squealed that the Presidency was aware of the foregoing hence its worries that aside possibly being the sole candidate of the North and being believed by most Nigerians to be a liberal Muslim without ethnic bias or other sentiments, the former Number Two citizen stood a better chance to defeat Jonathan at next February's presidential election.

The Paramount Chief of Alavanyo, Togbe Tsedze Atakura, has suggested bias on the part of police against his people in the handling of tensions between the people of the Alavanyo and Nkonya ethnic groups.

He urged the new graduates to shun the old ways of ethnic, religious and regional bias that have plagued Nigeria's politics over the years, adding that they must rise above ethnic pettiness and religious bigotry to overcome the enormity of common challenges facing Nigerians and Africans.

«The fact that women are capable of contributing to the nation's scientific and engineering enterprise but are impeded in doing so because of gender and racial / ethnic bias and outmoded «rules» governing academic success is deeply troubling and embarrassing,» wrote the authors of a 2007 report on women in academic science and engineering issued by the National Academies [7].

Minority women have to fight two sets of stereotypes and biases: gender - based and ethnic.

I quickly put aside any biases I had about lawyers and we discovered our similar taste in music, ethnic food, travel, love of getting out in nature, philosophy, open minded spiritual exploration, and joy in sharing about our families.

Some observers of the case accused the Manhattan District Attorney's office of selective prosecution, claiming it demonstrated ethnic bias in going after the Sungs.

Finding that, amongst otherwise similar children, those who are racial or ethnic minorities are more likely to be identified as disabled would provide strong evidence of racial bias.

Helpful tips on «anti - bias / multicultural» teaching include bringing in speakers from other ethnic groups, taking purposive field trips, and discussing skin color and the biases of staff members.

Student evaluations frequently reflect popularity or grading standards, rather than genuine instructional quality, and exhibit gender, racial, and ethnic biases, [v] while peer reviews are subject to «halo effects» resulting from evaluators» knowledge of a faculty member's research record.

Only certain types of bias were actually examined, such as what I've mentioned — sex, ethnic background, prior performance.

the type (s) of bias involved (actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, sex, or other).

She hopes to discover whether these views vary based on the racial / ethnic identity, socioeconomic status, religiosity, and / or sexual orientation of the students, and if so, what steps schools can take to address bias and ensure that they serve the needs of all of their students.

This essay begins by detailing cultural biases in textbooks, and what research says about the impact on students of Eurocentric versus ethnic studies curriculum.

The authors suggest that standard measures of academic performance are biased against non-Asian ethnic minorities and women in quantitative fields.

Speaking not only to the importance of identifying implicit bias but also to mitigating its effects, the federal guidance asserts that this training can «enhance staff awareness of their implicit or unconscious biases and the harms associated with using or failing to counter racial and ethnic stereotypes.

Teachers need to be able to facilitate the development of a positive self - ethnic identity and be aware their own personal biases and prejudices.

Borgonovi and Achiron offered this advice: «Training teachers to recognize and address any biases they may hold about different groups of students — boys and girls, socio - economically advantaged or disadvantaged students, students from different ethnic or cultural traditions — will help them to become more effective teachers and ensure that all students make the most of their potential.»

Her work includes a study on perceptions of racial / ethnic bias for the Rhode Island Supreme Court and a project on school - based truancy courts for the Rhode Island Family Court.

Students answered questions about their level of trust in their school and whether they perceived racial and ethnic biases in their school's policies and practices.

A recent study by Mindset Scholars David Yeager and Geoff Cohen, along with their colleagues Valerie Purdie - Vaughns and Sophia Yang - Hooper, explores how students» levels of trust in their schools evolves over time, and examines the impact of ethnic and racial biases on trust.

After making sure the tests are not biased against specific ethnic groups or genders, testing experts draft an exam with a mix of easy and hard questions.

I thought the works were expressing a «political correctness» in that they appeared to have an ethnic bias... at least the works I wandered by... lots of blacks and people of color portrayed.

Curated by Jean - Hubert Martin, it aimed to counter the ethnic bias and colonial complicity of the contemporary art world.

The artist Howardena Pindell has numerous essays with statistics on the ethnic and gender bias of museums and galleries.

We pledge ourselves to recognize the rights of all people and to accept each person without regard to biases, ethnic background or differences of any kind.

Recent studies by social psychologists have found that mindfulness can reduce racial ethnic bias by preventing the automaticity of negative associations that originate in the subconscious mind.

When doors were shut to most ethnic groups and to people of colour, or by religion, gender or other bias, the real estate industry was an equal opportunity employer.