Erasing Institutional Bias
Erasing Institutional Bias
How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion
Edition: 1
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 23 October, 2018
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All humans have bias, and as a result, so do the institutions we build. Internationally sought after diversity consultant Tiffany Jana offers concrete ways for anyone to work against institutional bias no matter what their position is in an organization.
While it is easy to identify intentionally built systems of oppression like Jim Crow or the paralysis caused by the glass ceiling for women in the workplace, confronting systems that perpetuate subtle, unconscious bias is much harder. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people tackle structural bias regardless of their positional power. Eliminating systemic bias can seem an insurmountable task from the vantage point of an ordinary individual, yet Jana and Mejias empower readers to recognize that each of us has the ability to affect systemic bias through a deliberate, coordinated effort. Institutional bias afflicts all industries -including business, education, health care, government, tech, the arts, nonprofits, and finance and banking. Among the types of institutional bias addressed are hiring bias, gender bias, racial bias, occupational bias, and customer bias. Jana and Mejias focus their attention on bias in the workplace and give readers practices and activities to create organizational trust to challenge these implicit biases. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.
While it is easy to identify intentionally built systems of oppression like Jim Crow or the paralysis caused by the glass ceiling for women in the workplace, confronting systems that perpetuate subtle, unconscious bias is much harder. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people tackle structural bias regardless of their positional power. Eliminating systemic bias can seem an insurmountable task from the vantage point of an ordinary individual, yet Jana and Mejias empower readers to recognize that each of us has the ability to affect systemic bias through a deliberate, coordinated effort. Institutional bias afflicts all industries -including business, education, health care, government, tech, the arts, nonprofits, and finance and banking. Among the types of institutional bias addressed are hiring bias, gender bias, racial bias, occupational bias, and customer bias. Jana and Mejias focus their attention on bias in the workplace and give readers practices and activities to create organizational trust to challenge these implicit biases. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.
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All humans have bias, and as a result, so do the institutions we build. Internationally sought after diversity consultant Tiffany Jana offers concrete ways for anyone to work against institutional bias no matter what their position is in an organization.
While it is easy to identify intentionally built systems of oppression like Jim Crow or the paralysis caused by the glass ceiling for women in the workplace, confronting systems that perpetuate subtle, unconscious bias is much harder. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people tackle structural bias regardless of their positional power. Eliminating systemic bias can seem an insurmountable task from the vantage point of an ordinary individual, yet Jana and Mejias empower readers to recognize that each of us has the ability to affect systemic bias through a deliberate, coordinated effort. Institutional bias afflicts all industries -including business, education, health care, government, tech, the arts, nonprofits, and finance and banking. Among the types of institutional bias addressed are hiring bias, gender bias, racial bias, occupational bias, and customer bias. Jana and Mejias focus their attention on bias in the workplace and give readers practices and activities to create organizational trust to challenge these implicit biases. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.
While it is easy to identify intentionally built systems of oppression like Jim Crow or the paralysis caused by the glass ceiling for women in the workplace, confronting systems that perpetuate subtle, unconscious bias is much harder. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people tackle structural bias regardless of their positional power. Eliminating systemic bias can seem an insurmountable task from the vantage point of an ordinary individual, yet Jana and Mejias empower readers to recognize that each of us has the ability to affect systemic bias through a deliberate, coordinated effort. Institutional bias afflicts all industries -including business, education, health care, government, tech, the arts, nonprofits, and finance and banking. Among the types of institutional bias addressed are hiring bias, gender bias, racial bias, occupational bias, and customer bias. Jana and Mejias focus their attention on bias in the workplace and give readers practices and activities to create organizational trust to challenge these implicit biases. Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction How Ordinary People Can Identify and Eliminate Institutional Bias
- Chapter 1 Understanding the Problem
- Chapter 2 Start with You
- Chapter 3 Occupational Bias
- Chapter 4 Gender Bias
- Chapter 5 Racial Bias
- Chapter 6 Hiring/Advancement Bias
- Chapter 7 Customer Bias
- Chapter 8 Retribution Bias
- Chapter 9 Erasing Retribution Bias
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Authors
- About TMI Consulting
Review quote
“This book is for individuals and leaders who are ready to move beyond discussion and start taking measurable action toward including the full rainbow of humanity in their enterprises. This book provides a structured path forward for individuals and institutions to take measured, objective steps toward creating more equitable and inclusive workplaces.”
-Van Jones, President, Dream Corps; author of the New York Times bestselling books The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream; CNN contributor; and host of The Van Jones Show
“Jana and Mejias provide a great foundation for leaders and change-makers looking to disrupt the status quo.”
- Chas. Floyd Johnson, Executive Producer, NCIS: Los Angeles
“This book should be required reading. Jana and Mejias have drawn us a clear road map for navigating intention toward action.”
-Kelly Chopus, CEO, Robins Foundation
“An important guide to help readers discern how to begin their journey of grace filled action.”
-Monsignor G. Michael Schleupner, priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore and author of Inbox Inspirations
-Van Jones, President, Dream Corps; author of the New York Times bestselling books The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream; CNN contributor; and host of The Van Jones Show
“Jana and Mejias provide a great foundation for leaders and change-makers looking to disrupt the status quo.”
- Chas. Floyd Johnson, Executive Producer, NCIS: Los Angeles
“This book should be required reading. Jana and Mejias have drawn us a clear road map for navigating intention toward action.”
-Kelly Chopus, CEO, Robins Foundation
“An important guide to help readers discern how to begin their journey of grace filled action.”
-Monsignor G. Michael Schleupner, priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore and author of Inbox Inspirations
