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What is Unconscious Bias?
Stereotypes might seem inconsequential, but they become problematic when we automatically associate individuals with certain stereotypes. Our brains are quick to make these associations, which can result in unconscious bias.
Strategies to Reduce Personal Bias
There are scientifically proven ways to reduce your bias long-term, but there are several key steps you must follow in order for the training to be effective.
How to Fight White Supremacy… with Agile?
So, you can’t really get rid of white supremacy just by adopting Agile methods and frameworks, but you can use Agile structures to support anti-bias, anti-racism, and pro-inclusion and equity work individually, communally, and systemically within your organization. They all need to be a part of the picture.
Fighting Back Against Imposter Syndrome
“Imposter Syndrome” is a phrase that covers any false feelings of not belonging at work, in school, or in social circles. For all women and women of color, these feelings are worsened and rooted in the reality of systemic socioeconomic inequities and real experiences of intersectional identity biases like racism, sexism, xenophobia, and transphobia.
Unconscious Bias Project Accessibility Statement
A statement on UBP’s current website accessibility and goals.
“Winning” when it feels like “Losing” — An Election Reflection
Woody Guthrie wrote on his guitar, “This Machine Kills Fascists,” but I’ve always been more partial to Pete Seeger’s banjo, myself — “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces It to Surrender.”
Open Letter to Leaders: Where to Begin, 6 Stages of Action
You wrote a Black Lives Matter statement… now what?
Is Diversity Training Anti-American?
Is diversity training propaganda? No. While there are many different types of diversity training out there, diversity training is meant to give folks the understanding and tools they need to work within a diverse workforce.
An Open Letter to Leaders: Talking About Race
It’s okay to not know what to do to make things better. I’m writing to tell you that you can still lead through this.
Black Lives Matter
We support and engage in anti-racism. We unconditionally condemn police violence against Black people. We support activists advocating for justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and the entire unconscionably long list of Black people who have lost their lives due to police violence in what can only be described as state-sanctioned lynching.
The Pandemic’s Game of Blames
Racism’s cruel history and present conditions have for centuries been in a vicious feedback loop with medical care and economic hardship, and the current COVID-19 pandemic is no exception to history.
Working Against the Uneven Impact of COVID-19
In the midst of this, knowing that we are all #alonetogether, how do we hold on to #TogetherAgainstBias? What can we actually do in order to combat these injustices, even as we’re sheltering in place?
