Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: How to Recognize and Diminish its Impact in Discrimination, Hiring, Promotions, & Retention

Description
From an individual standpoint, each of us should have an understanding of our biases so we treat others based on who they are rather than on stereotypes that we carry about various groups. From an organizational viewpoint, understanding unconscious bias is critical to strategizing ways to minimize it in the workplace to ensure a fair and discriminatory work environment. When unconscious bias is reduced, it enhances the organization climate. Unconscious bias has been recognized as a form of discrimination and can therefore lead to lawsuits.

Objectives of the Presentation
To define unconscious bias
To examine the science of unconscious bias
To list examples of unconscious bias
To explain types of unconscious bias
To explore the role of stereotypes in unconscious bias
To discuss implicit association test (IAT)
To identify steps in minimizing individual unconscious bias
To outline steps HR and management should implement to diminish unconscious bias

Why Should you Attend
We all experience some degree of unconscious bias-yes, even those of us that are well-intentioned. Unconscious bias includes the subtle associations we make towards groups of people. Stereotypes, which often operate unconsciously, are often the root of our bias. The phenomenon has been used to partially explain the racial tension in the U. S. and particularly with the police shootings of Black men. The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recognizes the important role unconscious bias plays in the life of attorneys and law enforcement. As a result, beginning this year, the DOJ will be rolling out training to more than 23,000 agents in the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies as well as 5,800 attorneys in 94 U. S. Attorney's Offices around the country. State and local police and sheriff departments are also conducting unconscious bias training.

More and more corporations and organizations are incorporating unconscious bias training for employees recognizing the role it plays in workplace discrimination including hiring, promotion, retention, and talent management practices. Wall Street estimated that 20% of large corporations conduct unconscious bias training. It shapes the organizational climate. One of the challenges in addressing implicit bias is, based on the research; people are often resistant to accepting behavior that is inconsistent with their stereotypes, while accepting behavior that is consistent with stereotypes.

In spite of over 50 years of civil rights law, inequality continues based on sex, race, disability, and other protected classes, as it relates to levels of education, poverty and success. Unconscious bias, influences those inequalities. Courts have recognized the existence of unconscious discrimination since the earliest Title VII decisions and have specifically stated that Title VII reaches this form of discrimination.

Who will Benefit
All Management including team leaders, supervisors, middle managers, directors, and senior leaders, administrators
Human resources professionals including generalists and HR managers
Risk Managers
Attorneys
Physicians
Nurses
Law enforcement.

For Registration
http://onlinecompliancepanel.com/webinar/UNCONSCIOUS-BIAS-WORKPLACE-501668/SEPTEMBER-2016-ES-WORLDCONCAL

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