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A few important aspects that the attendees took away from the workshop were: | A few important aspects that the attendees took away from the workshop were: | ||
* | *Everyone has some form of bias → you have to try to get rid of that bias by realizing that there is one | ||
*Simliarity Effect: if recruit is similar to last member/ other members, it is more likely that they will get picked | *Simliarity Effect: if recruit is similar to last member/ other members, it is more likely that they will get picked | ||
*Questions to ask yourself: If the person was older/ male/ of a different ethnicity, would you be more likely to choose them? → Then do so. | *Questions to ask yourself: If the person was older/ male/ of a different ethnicity, would you be more likely to choose them? → Then do so. | ||
*Ways to prevent making biased decisions: | *Ways to prevent making biased decisions: | ||
** | ** Bias observing/ flagging | ||
** | **More than one person to make the decision | ||
** | **No decisions after a long day | ||
* <b> | * <b>The Cognitive Bias Codex:</b> <div class="res-img">[[File:Cognitive_bias_codex.png|center]]</div> | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 17 December 2023
Gender Bias in der Personalauswahl (Jul 7 2023)
On July 7th, Dr. Lisa Howarth visited the Faculty of Mathematics to do a workshop on gender biases in the scientific field are dealt with today and how the performance of an individual can be distorted by gender, and on how to use bias-management methods to create a more equal way of choosing the staff, based on competence, not gender.
The Organizer
Dr. Lisa Howarth is a psychologist, university and organization advisor. She has been researching on topics of equality internationally for 10 years and is also a coach for University executives and colleagues, etc. as well as having concepted University-Career-Programs and Gender and Diversity Competence Programs. She is also part of GenderWerkstätte, GMEI (Gender Mainstreaming Experts International) and director of FELIN (female leaders initiative)
Important Aspects
A few important aspects that the attendees took away from the workshop were:
- Everyone has some form of bias → you have to try to get rid of that bias by realizing that there is one
- Simliarity Effect: if recruit is similar to last member/ other members, it is more likely that they will get picked
- Questions to ask yourself: If the person was older/ male/ of a different ethnicity, would you be more likely to choose them? → Then do so.
- Ways to prevent making biased decisions:
- Bias observing/ flagging
- More than one person to make the decision
- No decisions after a long day
- The Cognitive Bias Codex:
