Purpose This article focuses on research carried out on gender discrimination and biasness in the workplace in order to understand how gender discrimination can have far reaching consequences on the careers of working women. It looks at five aspects of this issue, namely workplace harassment, ...
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Your unconscious bias can easily creep in at work. Here are 13 areas to watch for workplace bias and how to take action.
Worldwide workplace: consistent bias against hiring female CEOs TheExecutive Leadership Outlook 2020: Five Actions for Building a Stronger Executive Benchstudy showed that more than 50% of organisations didn’t assess a single female candidate when lookin...
Example: Egocentric bias in the workplace Suppose that you start working as a salesperson in a new industry. During the first few weeks, you hear all your colleagues talking about the company’s product (an ecommerce software application) using acronyms and jargon you are not familiar with. ...
The struggle to stay relevant in the workplace has potentially put new pressures on older adults. Many may no longer feel that job skills and reliable service can be enough for retention. An older employee can disproportionately feel the pressure of corporate downsizing measures. Typically, an old...
Harris (Al) are distinguished attorneys, married to each other and co-authors of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work. For decades, Andie and Al have tackled gender bias in the workplace through speaking, workshops, articles, blog posts, podcasts, one-on-one counseling, ...
We continue our exploration of confirmation bias, paying special attention to the consequences it causes in the workplace. In this part, we explore its effects on our thinking.
Bias In The Workplace: A Case Study “Because we often think ofbiasas a function of overt acts of bigotry‚ we can sometimes remain blind to the invisible structures‚ systems‚ and behaviors that bestow and reinforce that power and privilege on a daily basis” (Ross‚ 2014‚ pg....
Example: Negativity bias in the workplaceYou have just finished your performance review with your manager. During the meeting, your manager spent a lot of time highlighting your accomplishments and acknowledging your positive contributions to the team. Towards the end, they also gave you some negati...