
Unconscious Bias Training: An assessment of the evidence for effectiveness
Introduction Unconscious bias training: An assessment of the evidence for effectiveness by Doyin Atewologun, et al. is a literature review and meta-analysis of studies that examines the evidence for the effectiveness of unconscious bias training programs in actually reducing unconscious bias in individuals and organizations. The authors first define unconscious bias as the automatic and…
Read MoreConsequences of attributing discrimination to implicit vs. explicit bias
Introduction As recent as 2015, implicit bias has dominated our national conversation around racism and discrimination. It’s been said, for example, that implicit bias is what led officer Betty Shelby to shoot Terrance Crutcher, an unarmed Black man, in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2016. When less lethal acts of discrimination occur in schools and in the workplace,…
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