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CMCP and Kaiser Permanente CLE Marathon, January 17, 2013. Implicit Bias & In-Group Privilege – Understanding and Counteracting Their Impact on Diversity & Inclusion. Unconscious Bias. Examining Our Unconscious Thoughts Or Is Your Freudian Slip Showing?. Deborrah Jackson, RN, MPH
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CMCP and Kaiser PermanenteCLE Marathon, January 17, 2013 Implicit Bias & In-Group Privilege – Understanding and Counteracting Their Impact on Diversity & Inclusion
Unconscious Bias Examining OurUnconscious Thoughts Or Is Your Freudian Slip Showing? Deborrah Jackson, RN, MPH January 17, 2013
Definitions • UnconsciousLacking awareness • BiasA preference or inclination that inhibits impartiality
Diversity Wheel MY WORK ENVIRONMENT Function Level/Classification WHO I CHOOSETO BE Geographic Location Income Marital Status/Partnerships WHO I AM Management Status WorkContent Age Civic/CommunityActivities Gender Identity Race Work Experiences PERSONALITY Recreational Habits/Hobbies SexualOrientation Ethnicity Union Affiliation Attire Division/Department/Unit/Group PhysicalAbility Religion/Spiritual Practices Work Skills/Abilities Educational Background Work Location Seniority Adapted from Marilyn Loden and Judy Rosner,WorkforceAmerica! And from Diverse Teams at Work, Gardenswartz and Rowe (Irwin, 1995), p. 33.
Perception • We tend to categorize people using limited pieces of information and then act on this information, even though most of our inferences have not been confirmed. • This process is called making perceptual inferences since we are required to diagnose our situation and make rapid inferences about it from scanty clues.
Perception Average height of men in the US is 5 feet 9 inches • 15% = 6’ • 58% = CEO’s 6’ • 4% = 6’2” • 30% = CEOs 6’2” LEADER
About Hidden Bias • Scientific research has demonstrated that biases thought to be absent or extinguished remains as “mental residue” in most of us. Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes. • So even though we believe we see and treat people as equals, hidden biases may still influence our perceptions and actions. Source: Tolerance.Org
Eliminating Bias Once we become aware we have biases and “own” them,we have the power to change our mind.
Affirmative Introspection • Awareness of yourself • Understanding your values, passions, preferences and world views • Acknowledging the biases and assumptions you have that influence your attitudes Source: Gardenswartz and Rowe EIDI
Thank you “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because some day in your life you will have been all of these.” –George Washington Carver