Implicit Bias
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are important to RISE and directly impact our workplace culture. Our goal is to create a supportive and inclusive environment for every employee. There are two barriers to creating this environment that we will explore further. The first is implicit/unconscious bias.
Watch this short interactive video to learn more. Answer questions as they appear.
- Implicit biases can be positive – a preference for something or someone, or negative – an aversion to or fear of something or someone.
- Implicit biases are formed over a lifetime. In today’s world the media plays a large role in this formation process.
- Implicit biases are pervasive: everyone has them!
- Implicit biases are changeable, but research shows that this process takes time, intention, and training.