I think that it is important to not presume a degree of
bias, but to exchange openly with an open acknowledgement that we are all prone to
biases — in particular confirmation
bias, identity protection
bias, and
biases that result from
inherent attributes of our cognitive processes, such as pattern recognition (which leads us to sometimes seeing patterns
where they don't exist).
Barbara Mayden contributed to the Law360 article, «BigLaw's Pay Traditions May Fuel Gender Bias Fire»
where she discussed the link between subjectivity in compensation decisions and
inherent biases.