How to Combat Gender Bias in Teacher Evaluations
New research suggests that simply reminding students about the reality of implicit bias can help them avoid it.
Implicit Bias
The Dirty Truth About White Liberal Racism
We may have pushed desegregation in our laws, but it's clear many white Democrats still haven't fully embraced a desegregated society in their minds. Six scholars explain why.
Men Are Judged Based on Their Potential; Women Are Judged Based on Their Past Performance
"By not fully recognizing leadership potential in female candidates, organizations are inhibiting the prospects of half of their talent."
Algorithms Are Biased. That Might Help Regulators End Discrimination, a New Paper Argues.
Algorithmic prejudices can create inequalities. But in doing so, they might help lawyers pinpoint discrimination where they could not in the past.
Americans Are Becoming Less Racist and Homophobic
But weight-related bias appears to be increasing.
Racism in the Kindergarten Classroom
New research finds faces of five-year-old black boys put whites in a more threat-conscious state of mind.
Unconscious Teacher Bias Harms Black College Students
New research finds implicit racism can lead to anxiety among instructors, leading to poorer lessons and lower test scores.
Why Studying and Working Hard Isn't Enough for Black Americans
Data about bias may tell us more than we thought about inequality, violence, and the need to embrace humanity, writes Vishnu Sridharan, co-author of "Umbrellas Don’t Make It Rain," a recent report on race and economic achievement.
In Search of an Impartial Jury
Mass media is just the latest challenge for courts in an ongoing quest for impartial jurors—a goal that might be nearly impossible to achieve.
What Can We Do About the Fact That We're All a Little Bit Prejudiced?
New research on implicit bias offers some valuable insights on how it operates in negotiation settings—but also highlights the complicated ways it resists intervention.