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Navigating unconscious biasAnna Schneider@windupanna@UBP_STEM

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna

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Hi I’m Anna. I work in

data science @stitchfix_algo

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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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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

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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