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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 … 

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

What gets us into trouble…

February 11, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

On the weekend I was reminded of a great quote by Mark Twain: "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Although I would argue that what we don't know can get us into trouble, the second half is particularly insightful when talking … 

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Filed Under: Creating Inclusive Spaces, Diversity, Inclusion, Inclusive Workplaces Tagged With: assumptions, bias, blind spot, Diversity

Blind Spot – Part 3: Stereotypes

October 9, 2014 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Ah stereotypes... Have you noticed that the negative ones are usually more about certain people than others? And that those “certain” people are usually not in the dominant group? Think about it. Who are the bad drivers, the late-comers, the lazy ones...the list goes on. Of course there are positive … 

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Filed Under: ability, black, LGBTQ, stereotypes, white Tagged With: assumptions, bias, blind spot, Dr. Banaji

Women as “testers”?

October 5, 2014 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

The Women’s World Cup is being held across Canada next year. Apparently the decision was made to use Astroturf fields instead of grass. The reason? FIFA wanted to “test it out”. Hmmm...I wonder why they didn’t see fit to test it out THIS year during the World Cup? It’s a decision (and a defense) … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination, Gender, Human Rights Tagged With: bias, blind spot, discrimination, FIFA, gender, gender equality, Women's World Cup, world cup

Blind Spot – part 1: Social Mindbugs

September 25, 2014 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Welcome to my series about Blind Spots - based on the book by Dr. Banaji and Dr. Greenwald. This week, I'd like to introduce you to one of their concepts: Mindbugs. Mindbugs are defined as follows: "Ingrained habits of thought that lead to errors in how we perceive, remember, reason and make … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination, Diversity, Marginalization Tagged With: blind spot, Dr. Banaji, Dr. Greenwald, Mindbugs, social mindbugs

Blind Spot

August 25, 2014 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I have recently read Blind Spot - Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald and it blew my mind. I have always focused on bias when developing and delivering workshops on diversity and inclusion, because I firmly believe that it's an important starting point for … 

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Filed Under: Diversity, Inclusion Tagged With: bias, blind spot, Dr. Banaji, unconscious bias

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