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Beat Gender Bias: How to play a better part in a more inclusive world
It is possible to BEAT GENDER BIAS when you understand how bias works and why it happens. A must-read for all leaders, this practical book outlines an approach for minimising the impact of bias in organisations.
Bias might be built in to how our brains work, but that doesn't make it acceptable. Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience have given us unprecedented insight into how biases interfere with good decision-making. When it comes to leadership, biases create a 'sticky floor', making it hard for women to rise to the top. The good news is that the change to gender balance can be accelerated if you know more about how bias works. In this book, Dr Karen Morley explains how biases, particularly the insidious unconscious ones, trip us up. She outlines an approach for minimising their impact in organisations, with Bias Busters - specific actions you can take with the goal of making it easier to notice, talk about and overcome bias. BEAT GENDER BIAS is for leaders and all men and women who want a better working world. By creating an inclusive culture, organisations create personal, social and economic value that will sustain future success. This book makes it clear how you can make a difference and play a bigger, more satisfying part in creating a more inclusive world.
Bias might be built in to how our brains work, but that doesn't make it acceptable. Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience have given us unprecedented insight into how biases interfere with good decision-making. When it comes to leadership, biases create a 'sticky floor', making it hard for women to rise to the top. The good news is that the change to gender balance can be accelerated if you know more about how bias works. In this book, Dr Karen Morley explains how biases, particularly the insidious unconscious ones, trip us up. She outlines an approach for minimising their impact in organisations, with Bias Busters - specific actions you can take with the goal of making it easier to notice, talk about and overcome bias. BEAT GENDER BIAS is for leaders and all men and women who want a better working world. By creating an inclusive culture, organisations create personal, social and economic value that will sustain future success. This book makes it clear how you can make a difference and play a bigger, more satisfying part in creating a more inclusive world.
208 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2020
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October 4, 2020
It was a good book but I did struggle to get into it. I suspect that may be caused by my over reading in this genre rather than any fault of the author. Some good insights and practice tips
May 12, 2022
As a mother of 2 daughters, I am making an intentional effort to refute gender bias in my home. As an educator, I am striving to do the same in my classroom.
Are you egalitarian? Is your home? Your workplace?
*relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
*a person who advocates or supports egalitarian principles.
“Gender bias is complicated, and because it works subconsciously most of us don’t even realize it exists. Although we say we’re egalitarian, our behavior is often driven by unconscious beliefs that hold girls and women back. But bias can be beaten. By educating employees and stakeholders about how equality boosts performance and innovation, people will begin to see how defeating gender bias isn’t just in women’s interests, but in everyone else’s, too.”
Are you egalitarian? Is your home? Your workplace?
*relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
*a person who advocates or supports egalitarian principles.
“Gender bias is complicated, and because it works subconsciously most of us don’t even realize it exists. Although we say we’re egalitarian, our behavior is often driven by unconscious beliefs that hold girls and women back. But bias can be beaten. By educating employees and stakeholders about how equality boosts performance and innovation, people will begin to see how defeating gender bias isn’t just in women’s interests, but in everyone else’s, too.”
May 12, 2022
Had to be written by someone named Karen. Anyway, Gender bias is complicated, and because it works subconsciously most of us don’t even realize it exists. Although we say we’re egalitarian, our behavior is often driven by unconscious beliefs that hold girls and women back. But bias can be beaten. By educating employees and stakeholders about how equality boosts performance and innovation, people will begin to see how defeating gender bias isn’t just in women’s interests, but in everyone else’s, too.
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