"Another time, in an all-company presentation, an interviewer asked a male and female manager who had recently begun sharing an office, “Which one of you does the dishes?” The strange, sexist undertone of the question was immediately seized upon by a senior executive in the crowd, who yelled, “Unconscious bias!"
Awareness itself makes people think a little more, be it about their jokes and casual conversations or judgment on lesser co-workers.
The article includes to point out that everyone is a bit racist and sexist. ' That cant be right. Im not either. Im a good person. ' One of those sentances probably came to mind. Or maybe, ' ok ok yea but its not my fault! Just a little but it doesnt make me a bad person! ' Either response does not change that fact that everyone is, even the slightest amount. Though now, when making an accidental sexist or racist though you'll probably feel a bit more guilty. If so the acrticle, or in the empoyes' cases the workshops, has made an impact on you.
The efforts to change the subconscious bias at google will not be a waste, no matter how slow, and this article is definitely worth a few minutes to read.
