Unconscious Bias

Definition

Unintentional prejudices affecting hiring, promotion, and workplace decisions based on gender, race, age, or other characteristics. Everyone has it, most companies do nothing about it beyond one training session.

Example Usage

Our hiring process was redesigned to reduce unconscious bias, including blind resume screening.

Origin

Psychological research popularized by social scientists starting in 1990s

Fun Fact

A single unconscious bias training session has minimal impact; sustained organizational change requires structural modifications.

Source: Organizational Psychology and Diversity Research

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