6. Who we areWhy is Diversity and Inclusion
so important to us?
7. The challenges we all face
Attracting diversity
People like…
Growth and attrition?
Unconscious bias – Me? No!
Allowing difference
People managers
Go native? No thanks!
Difficult convo = mistakes
Institutional barriers
Leaders
The most meritocratic companies
All in?
Unconscious bias – Me? No!
8. bias
noun
a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are
better than others that usually results in treating some
people unfairly
verb
cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or
against someone or something
9. implicit
bias
Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding,
actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner
Activated involuntarily and without an individual’s
awareness—developing over the course of a lifetime
through exposure to direct and indirect messages
10. Impact of a 1% Bias
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5 0
5 0
5 0
5 0
5 0
5 0
5 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Lowest Level
Highest Level
Women Men
11. Impact of a 1% Bias
5 3
5 0
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4 8
4 6
4 3
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3 5
1
2
3
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Lowest Level
Highest Level
Women Men
12. small changes make a big difference
… and organisations and people who believe they are
meritocratic often have worse outcomes
14. Gender IAT
more readily
associate “males”
with “career” and
“females” with
“family”
more readily
associate “male”
with science and
“female” with the
arts
have an implicit
preference for
white people over
black people
76% 70% 75%
Gender-Science IAT Race IAT
have an implicit
preference for
able-bodied
people
76%
Disability IAT
15. Decades of social science research teach us that
stereotypes are self-fulfilling
17. Four Common Types of Bias
Performance
Competence/Likeability
Tradeoff
Performance
Attribution
Maternal Bias
UNDERSTAND
Impact
SURFACE
Bias
Take action to
COUNTERACT
22. So what’s next?
•Become aware of your own biases or blind-spots
•Challenge others when you see theirs
•Structure decision-making with clear criteria
•Trial blind CV’s
•Be brave and forgive others when they get it wrong