Exploring Unconscious Bias For Law Organizations

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Exploring Unconscious Bias with Vernā Myers for Law Organizations introduces the foundational concept of bias and addresses its impact on building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds can thrive. Throughout the course, participants will be asked to look inward to better understand some of their unconscious biases and learn to recognize and safely interrupt bias exhibited by others. This 60-minute course is approved for 1.0 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credits in California, is self-paced, and has 18 short chapters that build upon one another and a short quiz. Included are the following handouts:

Tips on Getting Familiar with Your Biases
Micro-inequities and How to Avoid Them
Understanding Gender Identity Beyond the Binary

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Exploring Unconscious Bias: Suggested Resources List
Here are some of the resources that Vernā Myers suggests to support your learning about unconscious bias. We wish you the best of success with continuous learning about unconscious bias.

Books

Banaji, M. R. & Greenwald, A. (2013). Blindspot : Hidden Biases of Good People. New York : Delacorte Press.
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
Myers, V. (2011). Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing. Chicago: ABA Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity. https://www.americanbar.org/products...
Myers, V. (2013). What If I Say The Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People. Chicago: ABA Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity. https://www.americanbar.org/products...

Articles and Studies

Bertrand, M. (2005) Are Emily and Brendan More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? Library Work Life: ALA/APA. Retrieved from https://ala-apa.org/newsletter/...
Bertrand, M. & Mullainathan, S. (2004). Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination. American Economic Review, 94(4): 991-1013.
Goldin, C., & Rouse, C. (2000). Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of” Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians. The American Economic Review, 90(4), 715-741.
Katsaru, M. (n.d.) Women & the Leadership Labyrinth: Howard vs. Heidi. Leadership Psychology Institute. Retrieved from http://www.leadershippsycholog...
Reeves, A.N. (2014). Written in Black & White: Exploring confirmation bias in racialized perceptions of writing skills. Nextions Yellow Paper Series. Retrieved from https://docplayer.net/18246595...

Other Resources

Implicit Association Test - Greenwald, T., Banaji, M. R, & Nosek, B. (1998). Project Implicit. Retrieved from https://implicit.harvard.edu
Ted Talk - Myers, V. (2014). How to Overcome Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/VMTedTalk
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