Topic
Implicit Bias
165 published works
The Right Coast
NAACP goes Big Brother: What we need is mandatory implicit bias testing
NAACP President Derrick Johnson wrote a piece for USAToday yesterday announcing that his organization was calling for mandatory implicit bias testing for all public officials. Implicit bias testing is a…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Confronting Racial Bias in the Workplace-How to Avoid Becoming the Next Hashtag Movement
Q. How do I help my company avoid unconscious bias in the workplace? A. A bias is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group as…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The Mainstreaming of Implicit Bias Training
It was only a few years ago that the phrases "unconscious bias" or "implicit bias" started making the rounds in the legal community. I can trace the discussion on this…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
What Does Dressing Professionally Mean for Women of Color
By Tracy Thomas
Priya-Alika Elias, What Does Dressing "Professionally" Mean for Women of Color?The schools did give us certain guidelines. . . . But generally, they avoided specific rules. “Be discreet,” they said. “Dress…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Third Generation Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
By Tracy Thomas
Catherine Ross Duhnam, Third Generation Discrimination: The Ripple Effects of Gender Bias in the Workplace, 51 Akron Law Rev. 55 (2017)This Article will begin by examining the [Ellen] Pao [Silicon Valley] and [Betty] Dukes [Wal-Mart]…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Implicit Bias and Lack of Support as Factors in Women’s Inequality in Employment
By Tracy Thomas
Tackling the "Thin File" That Can Prevent a PromotionRecently, I have worked with a number of professional services firms committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Many offer diversity training and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
As Law School Hiring Season Begins, a Look at Gender Bias in the Academy
By Tracy Thomas
As hiring season in U.S. law schools is upon us, a few posts today on gender bias in the academy.Virginia Valia, Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia,…
The Right Coast
Are We All Unconscious Racists? | City Journal
Few academic ideas have been as eagerly absorbed into public discourse in recent years as implicit bias. Embraced by a president, a would-be president, and the nation s top law-enforcement…
The Right Coast
Are We All Unconscious Racists? | City Journal
Few academic ideas have been as eagerly absorbed into public discourse in recent years as implicit bias. Embraced by a president, a would-be president, and the nation s top law-enforcement…
Employment & Labor
Professor Kimberly Norwood on Implicit Bias and Minority Representation in the Legal Industry
Kimberly Norwood, a professor of law and African and African American studies at Washington University of St Louis, opened up Day 2 of NABE's Communications Workshop with an important discussion…