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Navigating unconscious biasAnna Schneider@windupanna@UBP_STEM
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna
Ssci
Ttech
Eeng
Mmath
Hi I’m Anna. I work in
data science @stitchfix_algo
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna
Bias:
prejudice in favor of or against
one thing, person, or group
compared with another,
usually in a way considered to be unfair.
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Negative stereotypes → unconscious bias
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Women as caregiversMen as breadwinners
Beautiful women as not intelligentAfrican-Americans as criminals
Asian people as good at math
Technical speakers as menCustodians as racial minorities
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Stereotypes hurt people
Aggression
Inability to focus
Decreased performance
Over-eating(Inzlicht et al 2010)
Hypertension(Blascovich et al 2001)
Depression(Cox et al 2012)
Low health(Lee et al 2016)
Anger, dislike(Siy et al 2013)
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Negative stereotypes
Unconscious bias
Barriers to entering tech
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2015.1027807
Barriers to entering — biased teachers
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/apl-0000022.pdf
Barriers to entering — biased admissions
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Negative stereotypes
Unconscious bias
Barriers to entering tech
Barriers to rising in tech
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/a0022530
Barriers to rising — bias in job postings
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.1086/661653.pdfhttp://www.nber.org/papers/w21560 // http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08959280903120261
http://gender.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/motherhoodpenalty.pdf
Barriers to rising — bias in resume callbacks
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://www.uchastings.edu/news/articles/2015/01/double-jeopardy-report.pdf
Barriers to rising — prove it again
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Negative stereotypes
Unconscious bias
Barriers to entering tech
Barriers to rising in tech
Reasons for leaving tech
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/ncwit_women-in-it_2016-full-report_final-web06012016.pdf
Reasons for leaving — it’s not taking a break
Only 20%leave the workforce
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://www.aier.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Research/pdf/IB20140918_0.pdf
Reasons for leaving — pay gap
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://hired.com/gender-wage-gap
Reasons for leaving — pay gap
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/ncwit_women-in-it_2016-full-report_final-web06012016.pdf
Reasons for leaving — unsupportive culture
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Negative stereotypes
Unconscious bias
Barriers to entering tech
Barriers to rising in tech
Reasons for leaving tech
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@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017
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Words Policy
Thoughts
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Words Policy
Thoughts
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Ouch, that’s a bit harsh.
She’s not bossy, she’s a leader!
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@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://www.heygotyourback.com/
Interruptions
Giving credit
Emotional support
Recon
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // #django IRC log via @erikpub
Antonio : hey guys I really need another project into my CVBeth : Antonio: some of us aren't guys ;)...Carl : Antonio: please take a look at https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/...Carl : Antonio: the main reason i intervene when someone uses "guys" here is that long-term, well-respected "non-guy" members of this community have told me that it makes them feel uncomfortable if they are the ones who constantly have to bring this matter up....Antonio : Carl: Feeling bad for being called guys is not justified....Carl : Antonio: uh, you're not entitled to decide what is a justified reason to feel bad for other people.
What is unprofessional aboutmy natural hair?
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My appearance is only a problemto people who hold unfair racial biases.
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Why do you think good work andgood parenting are mutually exclusive?
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The exact day my maternity leave is over,I’ll be right back in this chair.
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Em
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nal
Ph
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log
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Co
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itive
Be
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Self-awareness
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My kids have two daddies,and my husband works long hours.
No, I need to stay on trackfor the next product release.
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It would be great if the team had moreminorities to share that job with me.
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Observe the problem
Transfer the work
Get angry
Positive redirection
Label the stereotype
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Words Policy
Thoughts
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Motivated to overcome bias
Aware of your bias and why it existshttps://implicit.harvard.edu
Able to detect the influence of stereotypes
Learn and practice strategies to reduce bias
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // #wocintechchat
Stereotype replacement
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Counter-stereotypic examples
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://xkcd.com/385/
Individuate instead of generalizing
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // wikimedia
Perspective taking
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Increase opportunities for contact
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Increase opportunities for contact
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Does she think I’m
hitting on her?
What if I say the wrong
thing?
How can I help them?
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How can I better understand
them?
Curious Open Humble
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Biased thoughts are a habit that can be broken
mostly^
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Words Policy
Thoughts
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dc25/36c0edb1d409b7014aa0727a324b0905bc1c.pdf
This is not the meritocracy you’re looking for
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inclusion
policies
behavior
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http://projectinclude.org/
Value transparency and consistency
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://projectinclude.org/
Compensation PromotionReporting conflicts
Train for all the skills
Interviewing Managing Mentoring
@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://projectinclude.org/
Aim for inclusion and equitynot just diversity
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representationresources,
opportunities
feelings
Aim for inclusion and equitynot just diversity
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Recruitingtext.io
BenefitsPower
dynamics
You are at a master class in unconscious bias
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LearningGloria Dwomoh
Interviewing@ArcTanSusan
Mentoring@mariatta
Community@amakarudze @hamub
Communication@erikpub
Reporting@khushbuparakh
Neurodiversity@aspigirlcodes
Algorithms@fabiochiusi
Event itself!@DjangoConEurope
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Unconscious bias is real
Unconscious bias solutions are real too
We all have a role to play
Anna SchneiderTwitter @windupanna // Slack @aschn
UnconsciousBiasProject.org // @UBP_STEM Cat Adams, Linet Mera, Theresa Oborn