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But first,
a riddle
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78%
of Gen-X people asked about this riddle give
a biased answer
Noteworthy: millennials are notably less biased in some specific areas
IMPLICIT
BIAS
Unlike explicit bias (which reflects the attitudes or beliefs that
one endorses at a conscious level),
implicit bias is the bias in judgment and/or behavior that
results from subtle cognitive processes (e.g., implicit
attitudes and implicit stereotypes) that often operate at a
level below conscious awareness and without intentional
control.
THE TRICKY THING(S)
Sneaky. Implicit. Bias. Is. Sneaky.
● ~subconscious muscular reflex
● no matter how open-minded you are
nobody is free from it
● requires a specific setup to measure
HOW DOES IT BUILD?
● Developmental history
From parents
● Affective experience
History of negative experience / fear towards certain racial groups (raised in a
bad neighborhood)
● Culture
Pervasive cultural stereotypes
HOMEWO
RK
Disclaimer: you will hate yourself a bit
A Harvard project to crowd-source
measurements of implicit bias:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.htm
l
WHY THIS TOPIC?
● ground-zero of any diversity policy
Nothing in diversity can be done without acknowledging implicit bias
● we need regular plugs of what it is and
how it affects us in the workplace
Think of hiring…
● it’s a complex & important culture, non-
tech topic
Go beyond the discomfort & get involved
THE (SORTA) GOOD NEWS
Apparently one can deprogram oneself
by taking these tests regularly.
But what counts today is
acknowledgement.
ONE THING GOOGLE DID WELL
At Google promotion meetings - they start w/ reading a
prepared statement that says:
“Here’s what is unconscious bias, here’s
what it looks like, if you think you see it
in this meeting, here are the words...”
Gender equality in the
(tech) workplace is
good.
Gender inequality tends to be (white, middle-aged) men’s
problem to solve
Mo
m
The invisible privilege
“A white man, a white woman and a
black woman look at themselves in
the mirror.”
- I see a human being
- I see a woman
- I see a black woman
What gender equality
doesn’t mean:
Mansplaining to women their own
oppression.
“Thanks for bringing this to our attention ladies, we’ll take it
from here”
GOTTA START
SOMEWHERE
So I ran our job offers into
some fancy machine learning
Data
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Gender bias in the workplace

  • 3. 78% of Gen-X people asked about this riddle give a biased answer Noteworthy: millennials are notably less biased in some specific areas
  • 5. Unlike explicit bias (which reflects the attitudes or beliefs that one endorses at a conscious level), implicit bias is the bias in judgment and/or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes (e.g., implicit attitudes and implicit stereotypes) that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.
  • 6. THE TRICKY THING(S) Sneaky. Implicit. Bias. Is. Sneaky. ● ~subconscious muscular reflex ● no matter how open-minded you are nobody is free from it ● requires a specific setup to measure
  • 7. HOW DOES IT BUILD? ● Developmental history From parents ● Affective experience History of negative experience / fear towards certain racial groups (raised in a bad neighborhood) ● Culture Pervasive cultural stereotypes
  • 8. HOMEWO RK Disclaimer: you will hate yourself a bit
  • 9. A Harvard project to crowd-source measurements of implicit bias: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.htm l
  • 10. WHY THIS TOPIC? ● ground-zero of any diversity policy Nothing in diversity can be done without acknowledging implicit bias ● we need regular plugs of what it is and how it affects us in the workplace Think of hiring… ● it’s a complex & important culture, non- tech topic Go beyond the discomfort & get involved
  • 11. THE (SORTA) GOOD NEWS Apparently one can deprogram oneself by taking these tests regularly. But what counts today is acknowledgement.
  • 12. ONE THING GOOGLE DID WELL At Google promotion meetings - they start w/ reading a prepared statement that says: “Here’s what is unconscious bias, here’s what it looks like, if you think you see it in this meeting, here are the words...”
  • 13. Gender equality in the (tech) workplace is good. Gender inequality tends to be (white, middle-aged) men’s problem to solve
  • 14. Mo m
  • 15. The invisible privilege “A white man, a white woman and a black woman look at themselves in the mirror.” - I see a human being - I see a woman - I see a black woman
  • 16. What gender equality doesn’t mean: Mansplaining to women their own oppression. “Thanks for bringing this to our attention ladies, we’ll take it from here”
  • 17. GOTTA START SOMEWHERE So I ran our job offers into some fancy machine learning
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20. Data