Solutions to Unconscious Bias in STEM

Research and educational institutions and industries in the United States have encountered difficulty attracting and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups, particularly in STEM disciplines, despite decades of well-meaning efforts by government, universities, and employers. Why is this?

All of us make decisions based on unconscious shortcuts that result in bias or other mistakes. Here are resources for structured interventation to compensate for errors in human decision-making.

American Association for the Advancement of Science from 2017

Gender Bias

Types of bias:

Solutions

 

Time commitment

Expectation (bias)