{"id":1260,"date":"2023-02-12T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T09:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equdiv.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:02:25","slug":"on-unconscious-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equdiv.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"On unconscious bias"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1260\" class=\"elementor elementor-1260\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-267ac83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"267ac83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a0e34f\" data-id=\"0a0e34f\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbed539\" data-id=\"dbed539\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f36c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26f36c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why some people think that unconscious bias training are not useful?<br><br>And why...they actually work!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-701e626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"701e626\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43b221\" data-id=\"c43b221\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b690d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b690d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>&#8220;Unconscious bias trainings <b>reinforce biases<\/b>, if not even <b>justifying <\/b>them on the basis that biases are part of natural information processing!&#8221;<\/i><\/p><p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p>I often read and encounterd thse comments. It always left me with a sense of discomfort and the willigness to understand the reason behind such believe.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Why there is the opinion that these training are not useful?<\/b><\/p><p>I<b> <\/b>observed that in most of the cases, the <b>lack of context<\/b> is one of the major causes. Organizations should make clear their <b>values <\/b>and follow them. Very often these training are perceived as a check on the &#8220;to do&#8221; list, but they are not <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f6ab.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udeab\" \/>, they are much more than that.<\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Training on unconscious bias will not:<\/p><p>&#8211; &#8220;fix the problem&#8221; <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f6ab.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udeab\" \/><\/p><p>&#8211; automatically create an inclusive workplace <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f6ab.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udeab\" \/><\/p><p>&#8211; automatically create a fair treatment among colleagues <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f6ab.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udeab\" \/><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 automatically counteract discrimination<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f6ab.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udeab\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>When these training are actually very useful:<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8211; the real training comes at an <b>individual <\/b>level \ud83d\ude4c<\/p><p>&#8211; mitigating the effects of unconscious biases requires a <b>continuous practice<\/b>, which can be <b>emotionally challenging <\/b>\ud83d\ude4c<\/p><p><b>&#8211; <\/b>they are part of a bigger picture which should be communicated to employees in an organization \ud83d\ude4c<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you want to change the <b>culture at the workplace<\/b>, it does not happen in a short time, <b>it has to grow within the organization, at different levels and with different approaches <\/b>\u2728<\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>I\u00a0 run workshops on unconscious bias and I believe that it is important to approach the topic in a way allowing us to <b>learn <\/b>about biases, how they manifest and <b>share <\/b>experiences on their <b>consequences <\/b>at personal and career levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6a74d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6a74d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-989d609\" data-id=\"989d609\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb5d46\" data-id=\"6fb5d46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfcb47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dfcb47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We learn from each other<br><\/b><\/i>\n<\/p><p><i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We learn by sharing<br><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>By sharing&nbsp;<\/b> we realize of situations we were not&nbsp; aware of,&nbsp; and very often it gives new perspectives on situations, especially at work.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>I believe that if we know more of the consequences of unconscious \nbiases, they will not be reinforced, but it would rather make us \nreflecting more about it.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why 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