Crossing Bridges Series - Recognizing and Neutralizing Bias

This content is a prerecording of the Crossing Bridges Series Webcast on 9/14/2020.

Bias is described in Webster's dictionary as "the prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair."

This session will focus on understand the bias and the difference between explicit and implicit bias.

Explicit bias refers to the prejudice beliefs or attitudes one has towards a person or group on a conscious level. Explicit attitudes are feeling and thoughts that one deliberately believes and can consciously document.

Implicit bias are prejudices, beliefs, or attitudes towards a person or group that are not within the margins of awareness, and are thus, unconscious. Implicit bias can be difficult to acknowledge and control because it exists beyond one's conscious thoughts or feelings. Implicit bias can undermine our explicit intentions or openly-held beliefs

Why Attend?

• Appreciate the importance of understanding how explicit and implicit bias works
• Recognize some of your own hidden preferences, assumptions and biases
• Become aware of prejudice and stereotyping other people

Who Should Attend?

• Open to All