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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


Bias:

prejudice in favor of or against

one thing, person, or group

compared with another,

usually in a way considered to be unfair.


Negative stereotypes → unconscious bias


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


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)


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



Unconscious bias


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

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.1086/661653.pdf

http://www.nber.org/papers/w21560

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // http://www.uchastings.edu/news/articles/2015/01/double-jeopardy-report.pdf

Barriers to rising — prove it again



Unconscious bias



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



Unconscious bias



Reasons for leaving tech

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017


Words Policy

Thoughts

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // @tobornthegreat

Ouch, that’s a bit harsh.

She’s not bossy, she’s a leader!


@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?


My appearance is only a problemto people who hold unfair racial biases.


Why do you think good work andgood parenting are mutually exclusive?


The exact day my maternity leave is over,I’ll be right back in this chair.



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Self-awareness


My kids have two daddies,and my husband works long hours.

No, I need to stay on trackfor the next product release.


It would be great if the team had moreminorities to share that job with me.



Observe the problem

Transfer the work

Get angry

Positive redirection

Label the stereotype


Words Policy

Thoughts


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


Counter-stereotypic examples

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://xkcd.com/385/

Individuate instead of generalizing

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // wikimedia

Perspective taking


Increase opportunities for contact


Does she think I’m

hitting on her?

What if I say the wrong

thing?

How can I help them?


How can I better understand

them?

Curious Open Humble


Biased thoughts are a habit that can be broken

mostly^


Words Policy

Thoughts

@UBP_STEM // @windupanna // https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dc25/36c0edb1d409b7014aa0727a324b0905bc1c.pdf

This is not the meritocracy you’re looking for


inclusion

policies

behavior


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


representationresources,

opportunities

feelings

Aim for inclusion and equitynot just diversity


Recruitingtext.io

BenefitsPower

dynamics

You are at a master class in unconscious bias


LearningGloria Dwomoh

Interviewing@ArcTanSusan

Mentoring@mariatta

Community@amakarudze @hamub

Communication@erikpub

Reporting@khushbuparakh

Neurodiversity@aspigirlcodes

Algorithms@fabiochiusi

Event itself!@DjangoConEurope


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