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The initiation of unconscious bias training at
research institutesDr. Nadine Afram
The National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR) are a research instrument of the Swiss National Science Foundation
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Unconscious bias
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backgroundcultural environment
personal experience
almost instantaneous decision
familiar/unfamiliar
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We all use categories (or stereotypes)—of people, places, things—to make sense of the world around us. "Our ability to categorise
and evaluate is an important part of human intelligence. Without it, we couldn't survive.“
(M.R. Banaji)
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ingroup
outgroup
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Decisions that need rational thinking are often wrong.
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If 5 machines need 5 minutes to produce 5 things, how much time do 100 machines need to produce 100
things?
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https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html
Harvard Implicit Bias Test(Project Implicit)
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Types of biases
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Attribution bias
Success is attributed to…
SKILL LUCK
BIAS
SKILL LUCK
BIAS
…personality …external circumstances
«He is capable» «She has a good team»
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Example: In evaluation processes, the same background is interpreted differently
From presentation by Anna Wahl (KHT Stockholm), SNSF conference 2016,
Pern Kandola, 2014
Interpretation forwoman
Interpretation forman
“Applicant is expert in one field” She is limited. He is profound.
“Applicant has experience in various fields”
She is shallow. He is extensive.
“Applicant is successful” She is ambitious. He is excellent.
“Applicant publishes a lot withothers”
She is dependent. He has a strong network.
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Confirmation bias
WHAT THE FACTS SAY
WHAT CONFIRMS YOUR BELIEFS
UNDERVALUED
OVERVALUED
FOOLISH
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Where do we see gender bias in
Academia?
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Classroom, lab, field:
Grades
Perception/Evaluation Treatment
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Assessment procedures:
From: ‚Implicit bias in academia’, LERU (League of
European Research Universities), 2018
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Other examples
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Raise awareness/question stereotypesChange culture by university leadershipDe-bias wording in job advertisments
Briefing selection committees Transparent selection processes (same criteria)
Slow down decision makingExternal evaluators
Bias observers
Recommendations
e.g. from: ‚Implicit bias in academia’, LERU (League of
European Research Universities), 2018
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Include administrative staff in bias training
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30 minutes talk about unconscious bias at the yearly meeting before every selection
process
AURA(The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, US mainly)
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Not just in Academia…
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Bias is built into our daily lives
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What are the symptoms of a heart
attack?
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From: Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez
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Cultural bias
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Cultural bias
“phenomenon of interpreting and judging phenomena by standards
inherent to one's own culture”
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Cultural differences
different attitude towards time, space, others
different nonverbal communication
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Unconscious bias training
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160Members Questions
5
31%Women
ZürichGenevaBerne
90% Astrophysicists10% Geopyhsicists
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Introduction of unconscious biasTalk by T. Brage, a Physicist showing proof of
unconscious bias.
Newsletter with articles including EO
Discussions at diversity lunches
Internal articles to raise more awareness
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What doesn´t work in our group
Speaker not tailored to group needsJudging and accusing
Too theoreticalLecturing
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Effects of bias training
Allies Large awareness
Sensitivity increasedInsecurity (what is OK?)
Denial (‘we are objective’)“It is evolutionary necessary”
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Lessons learned
Repetition neededTailored to audience
Speaker respected in the fieldAsk for input! Get people on board!
Include administration
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Very short emailVery short survey
1/3 of the group respondedHot topic
Survey asks for advice: ‚in your experience,…‘
Survey at the NCCR
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A father and his son are involved in a horrific car crash and the man died
at the scene. But when the child arrived at the hospital and was
rushed into the operating theatre, the surgeon pulled away and said: “I
can’t operate on this boy, he’s my son”.
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Bias is also based on stereotypes
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Always commercial
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run like a girl fight like a girl
throw like a girl
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run like a girl
fight like a girl throw like a girl
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Benson
Generating Stereotypes
From presentation ‚What does gender have to do with Physics?‘ (T. Brage)
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Pictures of women
Taken from presentation ‚What does gender have to do with Physics?‘ (T. Brage)
Benson
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Pictures of men
From presentation ‚What does gender have to do with Physics?‘ (T. Brage,)
Benson
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Stereotyping starts early: Gendered marketing
‘100 things that a boy must know’: how to fix a bike, how to make magic ink, how to whistle.
‘100 things that a girl must know’: 100 tips around beauty, crafting and recipes….how to remove chewing gum from your hair, how to make your own bathing salts
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We can all be role models
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Scenario #1: Male doctoral student is
introduced to international colleagues at conferences, while female doctoral student is not.
Group work
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Scenario #2: Recommendation letter: Are there
differences? Is there bias? What are indicators of bias?
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Example: Avoiding gender bias in reference writing
From: Commission on the status of women, University
of Arizona
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From: Commission on the status of women, University
of Arizona
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Scenario #3: During a meeting, the woman´s
voice or idea is ignored, later the male colleague’s same idea is supported. What can she do?
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Discussion: group work
• Have you experienced bias towards yourself?• Have you caught yourself being biased or
stereotyping?• During your career, do you think unconscious
bias helped or hindered you?• Are there stereotypes about the country you
live in?