Unintentional Bias

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UnintentionalBias

• Megan Person
• Design and Society

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Effects of unintentional bias in the workplace

• If an employee believes that they are going to
  perform poorly, that will become true.
• Robert Rosenthal study of students listed as
  gifted vs. students in regular classes.
• Often affect women and minorities because of
  pre-existing stereotypes.

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Stakeholders

• Employees who are not given the chance to work to
  their full potential due to unintentional biases
• All employees
• Employers

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Earnings for Men / Women

• Example of bias is seen in difference in earnings
  in men and women.
• Median earnings of women are consistently lower
  than that of men.
• Discrimination officially illegal but it
  obviously still occurs.

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Ethical Reasoning

• Discrimination in the workplace, intentional or
  not, is unethical.
• Employees of equal ability have the right to be
  compensated and respected based on their
  abilities as an employee.