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Addressing Bias in Hiring

November 20, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Unconscious Bias is a hot topic in the D&I world these days. It’s not surprising then, that the majority of presentations and workshops I have done in the past year have been (at least in part) about unconscious bias. Educating people about what it is and how it works is important and … [Continue reading] Addressing Bias in Hiring

Filed Under: bias Tagged With: awareness, bias, culture of learning, hiring, recruitment

Power, Privilege, Unconscious Bias and… Body Language

November 7, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Next week I’m presenting at an Advocates Society conference here in Toronto. The theme is body language. I’m no body language expert by any stretch, but what’s fascinating is examining body language within the context of power, privilege and unconscious bias. These are issues that I speak and … [Continue reading] Power, Privilege, Unconscious Bias and… Body Language

Filed Under: bias, Body Language, Privilege Tagged With: Advocates Society, interpretation, legal, position, social location

Memory, Diversity and Inclusion

October 17, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week I’m re-reading a book by David Cameron Gikandi called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. It’s a great book about the mindset of abundance. I highly recommend it, it’s a fascinating read. It’s my second time through, and of course different things are jumping out at me this time. Here is … [Continue reading] Memory, Diversity and Inclusion

Filed Under: bias Tagged With: bias, blind spot, David Cameron Gikandi, Diversity, inclusion, memory, unconscious bias

Happy Thanksgiving?

October 9, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you live in Canada, this past weekend was Thanksgiving. I’m not going to write about why I don’t celebrate it. I’ve already done that twice. You can read those posts here. And here.   Bias and its Impact This weekend I was thinking of two things – bias, and the impact of that. And it … [Continue reading] Happy Thanksgiving?

Filed Under: bias Tagged With: food bank, hungry, poverty, Thanksgiving, the colour of poverty

Happy (?) First Day of School…

September 4, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I’m writing this amid the screaming of airplanes over my head from Toronto’s Airshow. Why we still “celebrate” this tradition when we have thousands of people living here from war-torn countries is beyond me. But I already wrote about that. I wanted to write about Serena Williams’ catsuit … [Continue reading] Happy (?) First Day of School…

Filed Under: bias, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: first day of school, kids, parents, teachers

The Systemic Nature of Bias

June 13, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

On Monday, Starbucks Canada closed their stores for Anti-Bias training, and I was on the radio again to speak about it; this time with Alan Neal at CBC Ottawa’s All in a Day. What strikes me the most about conversations regarding bias is that we tend to focus on behaviours and individuals. This … [Continue reading] The Systemic Nature of Bias

Filed Under: bias Tagged With: anti-bias training, discrimination, disregard, Starbucks, systemic bias

Starbucks and Anti-Bias Training

May 30, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Yesterday Starbucks closed most of its stores in the USA to provide anti-bias training for their staff. This was part of their response to the incident at one of their locations in Philadelphia where the police were called and two Black men were arrested as they waited for their friend. Starbucks … [Continue reading] Starbucks and Anti-Bias Training

Filed Under: anti-Black racism, bias Tagged With: anti-bias training, racism, Starbucks, systemic racism, unconscious bias

Judge Eidsvik’s comments about “dark people”

January 8, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Judge Kristine Eidsvik told her class at the University of Calgary that she was uncomfortable walking into a room "full of big dark people." If you haven’t read the brief article in the Toronto Star, you can read it here. Sigh. Welcome to 2018. This type of comment isn’t surprising or … [Continue reading] Judge Eidsvik’s comments about “dark people”

Filed Under: African American, bias, Black, Black People, Discrimination, Diversity Tagged With: Judge Eidsvik, racism, unconscious bias, University of Calgary

But You’re White…

August 6, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I had another interesting experience that has rocked my world a little more. Quite frankly, I should know better. But every time I get to see more, to notice and challenge my assumptions, I grow. That is the point, after all. And because these challenges allow me to see myself and others … [Continue reading] But You’re White…

Filed Under: bias Tagged With: experiences, From the inside out, identities, isms, racism

The Impact of Mental Illness on Who we See

July 30, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week I’m going to get a little personal, and tell you about an experience I had with seeing more. I have a brother who has a mental illness. It’s easy to judge him; to see the many ways he “doesn’t cut it” and the things he should be doing (the things that make sense to me, the things that I … [Continue reading] The Impact of Mental Illness on Who we See

Filed Under: bias, Labels, Mental Illness, Perspective Tagged With: Communication, From the inside out, judgment, mental illness, support

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