I want to start with a little thought experiment I want you to imagine an
experiment I want you to imagine an
experiment I want you to imagine an astrophysicist think about what a
astrophysicist think about what a
astrophysicist think about what a typical day for that person might be
typical day for that person might be
typical day for that person might be like maybe they’re sitting at their desk
like maybe they’re sitting at their desk
like maybe they’re sitting at their desk coming up with a formula to better
coming up with a formula to better
coming up with a formula to better understand black holes or the origins of
understand black holes or the origins of
understand black holes or the origins of the universe when you were thinking of
the universe when you were thinking of
the universe when you were thinking of that person what did that person look
that person what did that person look
that person what did that person look like if you’re like me this is probably
like if you’re like me this is probably
like if you’re like me this is probably the most immediate image that comes to
the most immediate image that comes to
the most immediate image that comes to mind right and I know some of you are
mind right and I know some of you are
mind right and I know some of you are thinking is she reading my mind no it’s
thinking is she reading my mind no it’s
thinking is she reading my mind no it’s not a talked about yes P I’m sorry to
not a talked about yes P I’m sorry to
not a talked about yes P I’m sorry to disappoint but what does this mean that
disappoint but what does this mean that
disappoint but what does this mean that this was a typical image that many of us
this was a typical image that many of us
this was a typical image that many of us came up with in our head it could be an
came up with in our head it could be an
came up with in our head it could be an example of an implicit bias we might
example of an implicit bias we might
example of an implicit bias we might hold an automatic association with
hold an automatic association with
hold an automatic association with science as both white and male and
science as both white and male and
science as both white and male and that’s not a judgment it’s just the way
that’s not a judgment it’s just the way
that’s not a judgment it’s just the way our brain works it’s a function of us
our brain works it’s a function of us
our brain works it’s a function of us seeing science paired with white and
seeing science paired with white and
seeing science paired with white and male repeatedly in our textbooks in our
male repeatedly in our textbooks in our
male repeatedly in our textbooks in our films and on TV if we see these concepts
films and on TV if we see these concepts
films and on TV if we see these concepts paired enough times we automatically
paired enough times we automatically
paired enough times we automatically link them in our head see you might
link them in our head see you might
link them in our head see you might wonder what does it matter if I have
wonder what does it matter if I have
wonder what does it matter if I have this automatic association between
this automatic association between
this automatic association between science as in white and male it matters
science as in white and male it matters
science as in white and male it matters for a lot of reasons it matters because
for a lot of reasons it matters because
for a lot of reasons it matters because our biases affect our behaviors without
our biases affect our behaviors without
our biases affect our behaviors without awareness if you’re a student in a
awareness if you’re a student in a
awareness if you’re a student in a science class and your professor assigns
science class and your professor assigns
science class and your professor assigns a group project do you avert your eyes
a group project do you avert your eyes
a group project do you avert your eyes when a woman or person of color looks to
when a woman or person of color looks to
when a woman or person of color looks to you to join your group if you’re a
you to join your group if you’re a
you to join your group if you’re a parent maybe you don’t prove maybe that
parent maybe you don’t prove maybe that
parent maybe you don’t prove maybe that the types of toys you provide your
the types of toys you provide your
the types of toys you provide your daughter’s aren’t science focused that
daughter’s aren’t science focused that
daughter’s aren’t science focused that allow her to develop her science skills
allow her to develop her science skills
allow her to develop her science skills if you’re a teacher a science teacher
if you’re a teacher a science teacher
if you’re a teacher a science teacher maybe give a little bit more encourage
maybe give a little bit more encourage
maybe give a little bit more encourage to the boys in your class than the girls
to the boys in your class than the girls
to the boys in your class than the girls and if you’re an employer and someone
and if you’re an employer and someone
and if you’re an employer and someone misses something science-related on the
misses something science-related on the
misses something science-related on the interview maybe you give that person to
interview maybe you give that person to
interview maybe you give that person to pass if they’re white but you scrutinize
pass if they’re white but you scrutinize
pass if they’re white but you scrutinize those errors when a Latina makes them
those errors when a Latina makes them
those errors when a Latina makes them these examples show there are biases
these examples show there are biases
these examples show there are biases affect our attitudes our perceptions our
affect our attitudes our perceptions our
affect our attitudes our perceptions our memory and these behaviors are often
memory and these behaviors are often
memory and these behaviors are often unintentional without any malicious
unintentional without any malicious
unintentional without any malicious intent but we can begin to see the
intent but we can begin to see the
intent but we can begin to see the negative consequences to those behaviors
negative consequences to those behaviors
negative consequences to those behaviors women and people of color don’t feel
women and people of color don’t feel
women and people of color don’t feel like they belong in science classes
like they belong in science classes
like they belong in science classes little girls don’t learn that science is
little girls don’t learn that science is
little girls don’t learn that science is something they should do or can do
something they should do or can do
something they should do or can do differential encouragement from teachers
differential encouragement from teachers
differential encouragement from teachers translates to higher grades for boys and
translates to higher grades for boys and
translates to higher grades for boys and girls and white people more than Latinas
girls and white people more than Latinas
girls and white people more than Latinas are hired for science jobs and while I
are hired for science jobs and while I
are hired for science jobs and while I focus on my example so far on science of
focus on my example so far on science of
focus on my example so far on science of course our biases aren’t limited to this
course our biases aren’t limited to this
course our biases aren’t limited to this context imagine meeting someone and you
context imagine meeting someone and you
context imagine meeting someone and you learn something about maybe their
learn something about maybe their
learn something about maybe their religious affiliation or sexual
religious affiliation or sexual
religious affiliation or sexual orientation does that automatically
orientation does that automatically
orientation does that automatically trigger feelings of inclusion or
trigger feelings of inclusion or
trigger feelings of inclusion or exclusion our biases can affect day to
exclusion our biases can affect day to
exclusion our biases can affect day to day interactions let me give you one
day interactions let me give you one
day interactions let me give you one example from my life my cell phone broke
example from my life my cell phone broke
example from my life my cell phone broke so I went with my brother to buy a new
so I went with my brother to buy a new
so I went with my brother to buy a new one and immediately as soon as we enter
one and immediately as soon as we enter
one and immediately as soon as we enter that store that sales person started
that store that sales person started
that store that sales person started treating us like a couple and he started
treating us like a couple and he started
treating us like a couple and he started I know the women in room were like I I
I know the women in room were like I I
I know the women in room were like I I know that where this is going
know that where this is going
know that where this is going and immediately directs all the
and immediately directs all the
and immediately directs all the information about the costs and specs of
information about the costs and specs of
information about the costs and specs of the phone to him and not me I was
the phone to him and not me I was
the phone to him and not me I was invisible and I was the one buying the
invisible and I was the one buying the
invisible and I was the one buying the phone I was mad but more than being mad
phone I was mad but more than being mad
phone I was mad but more than being mad I left without purchasing a cell phone
I left without purchasing a cell phone
I left without purchasing a cell phone our biases have interpersonal costs but
our biases have interpersonal costs but
our biases have interpersonal costs but they have financial ones
they have financial ones
they have financial ones – in that moment that salesperson
– in that moment that salesperson
– in that moment that salesperson assumed a lot of things about me that we
assumed a lot of things about me that we
assumed a lot of things about me that we were a heterosexual couple and as my
were a heterosexual couple and as my
were a heterosexual couple and as my husband or boyfriend he was going to be
husband or boyfriend he was going to be
husband or boyfriend he was going to be making about purchasing a decision not
making about purchasing a decision not
making about purchasing a decision not me I’m sure we can all think of an
me I’m sure we can all think of an
me I’m sure we can all think of an example where we were misread or me we
example where we were misread or me we
example where we were misread or me we misread someone else but in addition to
misread someone else but in addition to
misread someone else but in addition to our biases affecting these mundane
our biases affecting these mundane
our biases affecting these mundane interactions they can have more severe
interactions they can have more severe
interactions they can have more severe consequences people have been killed
consequences people have been killed
consequences people have been killed merely for wearing a hoodie so if we can
merely for wearing a hoodie so if we can
merely for wearing a hoodie so if we can agree that a biases lead to poor
agree that a biases lead to poor
agree that a biases lead to poor decisions and ultimately a less fair and
decisions and ultimately a less fair and
decisions and ultimately a less fair and just world what can we do about them
just world what can we do about them
just world what can we do about them we’re not at the mercy of these biases
we’re not at the mercy of these biases
we’re not at the mercy of these biases we can choose to do something else I’m
we can choose to do something else I’m
we can choose to do something else I’m going to suggest three things we all can
going to suggest three things we all can
going to suggest three things we all can do to create a more equitable world a
do to create a more equitable world a
do to create a more equitable world a world where everyone has the best shot
world where everyone has the best shot
world where everyone has the best shot to thrive as a first step we need to
to thrive as a first step we need to
to thrive as a first step we need to acknowledge that we all have biases and
acknowledge that we all have biases and
acknowledge that we all have biases and this is hard because when we imagine
this is hard because when we imagine
this is hard because when we imagine someone who’s biased we imagine someone
someone who’s biased we imagine someone
someone who’s biased we imagine someone who looks like that alright and we think
who looks like that alright and we think
who looks like that alright and we think to ourselves I’m not like that
to ourselves I’m not like that
to ourselves I’m not like that I’m a good person with good intentions
I’m a good person with good intentions
I’m a good person with good intentions I’m not like that guy we need to step
I’m not like that guy we need to step
I’m not like that guy we need to step away from ik waiting biases as stemming
away from ik waiting biases as stemming
away from ik waiting biases as stemming from evil hearts and minds biases our
from evil hearts and minds biases our
from evil hearts and minds biases our product of being human of learning that
product of being human of learning that
product of being human of learning that to quickly navigate my world I’m going
to quickly navigate my world I’m going
to quickly navigate my world I’m going to lump people into categories and then
to lump people into categories and then
to lump people into categories and then assume I know some something about an
assume I know some something about an
assume I know some something about an individual if I know something about
individual if I know something about
individual if I know something about their category and while that helps me
their category and while that helps me
their category and while that helps me make decisions more quickly they’re not
make decisions more quickly they’re not
make decisions more quickly they’re not better decisions so here’s another
better decisions so here’s another
better decisions so here’s another tricky part of this step as I mentioned
tricky part of this step as I mentioned
tricky part of this step as I mentioned we’re often unaware of our biases so how
we’re often unaware of our biases so how
we’re often unaware of our biases so how do I know if I have no one to begin with
do I know if I have no one to begin with
do I know if I have no one to begin with one thing we can to do is take a test
one thing we can to do is take a test
one thing we can to do is take a test design to matter measure these automatic
design to matter measure these automatic
design to matter measure these automatic links in our head it’s called the
links in our head it’s called the
links in our head it’s called the implicit associations test or IIT you
implicit associations test or IIT you
implicit associations test or IIT you can Gugu
can Gugu
can Gugu project implicit or go to the website
project implicit or go to the website
project implicit or go to the website implicit Harvard et you and you can take
implicit Harvard et you and you can take
implicit Harvard et you and you can take a test designed to measure your implicit
a test designed to measure your implicit
a test designed to measure your implicit biases as am I relate to a whole host of
biases as am I relate to a whole host of
biases as am I relate to a whole host of things like mental health or careers
things like mental health or careers
things like mental health or careers it’s a computerized test it just takes a
it’s a computerized test it just takes a
it’s a computerized test it just takes a few minutes to do and when you take this
few minutes to do and when you take this
few minutes to do and when you take this test your first inclination might be to
test your first inclination might be to
test your first inclination might be to just regard it especially if it runs
just regard it especially if it runs
just regard it especially if it runs counter to what you feel your explicit
counter to what you feel your explicit
counter to what you feel your explicit beliefs are don’t do that I want to
beliefs are don’t do that I want to
beliefs are don’t do that I want to reassure you that this test was
reassure you that this test was
reassure you that this test was developed nearly 20 years ago by two
developed nearly 20 years ago by two
developed nearly 20 years ago by two social psychologists dr. mahzarin banaji
social psychologists dr. mahzarin banaji
social psychologists dr. mahzarin banaji dr. Anthony Greenwald it’s been found to
dr. Anthony Greenwald it’s been found to
dr. Anthony Greenwald it’s been found to reliably predict behavior so instead of
reliably predict behavior so instead of
reliably predict behavior so instead of disregarding it sit with it a little bit
disregarding it sit with it a little bit
disregarding it sit with it a little bit and maybe it do an audit of your
and maybe it do an audit of your
and maybe it do an audit of your behaviors if you’re a student maybe you
behaviors if you’re a student maybe you
behaviors if you’re a student maybe you think about your science groups and
think about your science groups and
think about your science groups and they’re if they’re diverse if you’re a
they’re if they’re diverse if you’re a
they’re if they’re diverse if you’re a parent maybe you think about the toys
parent maybe you think about the toys
parent maybe you think about the toys and books you provide your children are
and books you provide your children are
and books you provide your children are they science and math focus for your
they science and math focus for your
they science and math focus for your boys but cooking in relationship focus
boys but cooking in relationship focus
boys but cooking in relationship focus for your girls as teachers maybe you ask
for your girls as teachers maybe you ask
for your girls as teachers maybe you ask a peer to come into your class to
a peer to come into your class to
a peer to come into your class to observe your teaching to see if you call
observe your teaching to see if you call
observe your teaching to see if you call on boys and girls equally in class and
on boys and girls equally in class and
on boys and girls equally in class and if you’re an employer maybe you do an
if you’re an employer maybe you do an
if you’re an employer maybe you do an assessment if see if your procedures are
assessment if see if your procedures are
assessment if see if your procedures are as equitable and objective as fossum
as equitable and objective as fossum
as equitable and objective as fossum possible do you set clear standards from
possible do you set clear standards from
possible do you set clear standards from the onset and by doing these things we
the onset and by doing these things we
the onset and by doing these things we can begin to see our blind spots and we
can begin to see our blind spots and we
can begin to see our blind spots and we can take the second step which is to
can take the second step which is to
can take the second step which is to challenge our biases our biases are like
challenge our biases our biases are like
challenge our biases our biases are like a smog it’s icky
a smog it’s icky
a smog it’s icky we don’t want to be exposed to it but we
we don’t want to be exposed to it but we
we don’t want to be exposed to it but we all breathe in that toxic air all of us
all breathe in that toxic air all of us
all breathe in that toxic air all of us regardless of our identities and if we
regardless of our identities and if we
regardless of our identities and if we act in line with our biases we can
act in line with our biases we can
act in line with our biases we can actually make them true let me give you
actually make them true let me give you
actually make them true let me give you one concrete example of this there was a
one concrete example of this there was a
one concrete example of this there was a study done by Rosenthal and Jacobson
study done by Rosenthal and Jacobson
study done by Rosenthal and Jacobson where they told elementary school
where they told elementary school
where they told elementary school teachers that on the basis of an IQ test
teachers that on the basis of an IQ test
teachers that on the basis of an IQ test 20% of their students showed unusual
20% of their students showed unusual
20% of their students showed unusual potential for growth and then they were
potential for growth and then they were
potential for growth and then they were provided with those students names in
provided with those students names in
provided with those students names in actuality those students were selected
actuality those students were selected
actuality those students were selected at random with no relation to actual
at random with no relation to actual
at random with no relation to actual performance and then they took an IQ
performance and then they took an IQ
performance and then they took an IQ test eight months later how do teachers
test eight months later how do teachers
test eight months later how do teachers expectations affect actual performance
expectations affect actual performance
expectations affect actual performance those students who were thought to be
those students who were thought to be
those students who were thought to be smarter performed better what likely
smarter performed better what likely
smarter performed better what likely happened in those eight months those
happened in those eight months those
happened in those eight months those teachers provided those kids that they
teachers provided those kids that they
teachers provided those kids that they thought were smarter with more time more
thought were smarter with more time more
thought were smarter with more time more attention that led to greater confidence
attention that led to greater confidence
attention that led to greater confidence on the students part which translated
on the students part which translated
on the students part which translated higher grades in this case bias was
higher grades in this case bias was
higher grades in this case bias was based on supposed performance on an IQ
based on supposed performance on an IQ
based on supposed performance on an IQ test the biases could have been based on
test the biases could have been based on
test the biases could have been based on maybe perceptions of wealth physical
maybe perceptions of wealth physical
maybe perceptions of wealth physical ability size who do we automatically
ability size who do we automatically
ability size who do we automatically assume will fail or succeed our biases
assume will fail or succeed our biases
assume will fail or succeed our biases well this experiment powerfully shows
well this experiment powerfully shows
well this experiment powerfully shows that our biases can actually we can
that our biases can actually we can
that our biases can actually we can actually make our biases true while we
actually make our biases true while we
actually make our biases true while we like to think of our successes and our
like to think of our successes and our
like to think of our successes and our failures as purely the product of our
failures as purely the product of our
failures as purely the product of our effort or our abilities biases affect
effort or our abilities biases affect
effort or our abilities biases affect outcomes so how can we begin to
outcomes so how can we begin to
outcomes so how can we begin to challenge them as I started this talk I
challenge them as I started this talk I
challenge them as I started this talk I gave the example that we may have an
gave the example that we may have an
gave the example that we may have an automatic association with science as
automatic association with science as
automatic association with science as both white and male we don’t come out of
both white and male we don’t come out of
both white and male we don’t come out of the womb with that association we learn
the womb with that association we learn
the womb with that association we learn them we learn them as a product of our
them we learn them as a product of our
them we learn them as a product of our culture and our environment if we learn
culture and our environment if we learn
culture and our environment if we learn them we can unlearn them but how do we
them we can unlearn them but how do we
them we can unlearn them but how do we unlearn them one thing we can do is we
unlearn them one thing we can do is we
unlearn them one thing we can do is we can be more deliberate about what we
can be more deliberate about what we
can be more deliberate about what we feed our brains
feed our brains
feed our brains well we expose ourselves to we can offer
well we expose ourselves to we can offer
well we expose ourselves to we can offer ourselves opportunities perhaps to read
ourselves opportunities perhaps to read
ourselves opportunities perhaps to read a book from someone who comes from a
a book from someone who comes from a
a book from someone who comes from a different background than ourselves it
different background than ourselves it
different background than ourselves it allows us to see a different perspective
allows us to see a different perspective
allows us to see a different perspective on the world and see someone in alter
on the world and see someone in alter
on the world and see someone in alter for Humanity author si Hayakawa captures
for Humanity author si Hayakawa captures
for Humanity author si Hayakawa captures a sediment best when he says it’s not
a sediment best when he says it’s not
a sediment best when he says it’s not true that we have only one life to live
true that we have only one life to live
true that we have only one life to live if we can read we can live as many more
if we can read we can live as many more
if we can read we can live as many more lives in as many kind of lives as we
lives in as many kind of lives as we
lives in as many kind of lives as we wish in addition to that helping us gain
wish in addition to that helping us gain
wish in addition to that helping us gain perspective and seeing someone in all
perspective and seeing someone in all
perspective and seeing someone in all their humanity and also allows us to see
their humanity and also allows us to see
their humanity and also allows us to see a different future for ourselves
a different future for ourselves
a different future for ourselves especially if we’ve seen negative
especially if we’ve seen negative
especially if we’ve seen negative imagery for our own groups when a little
imagery for our own groups when a little
imagery for our own groups when a little girl reads a story and that female
girl reads a story and that female
girl reads a story and that female protagonist is a scientist she learns
protagonist is a scientist she learns
protagonist is a scientist she learns that she too can be a scientist imagine
that she too can be a scientist imagine
that she too can be a scientist imagine if our textbooks equally celebrated the
if our textbooks equally celebrated the
if our textbooks equally celebrated the contributions of diverse scientists if
contributions of diverse scientists if
contributions of diverse scientists if our movies similarly captured the
our movies similarly captured the
our movies similarly captured the experience whether they’d be fiction or
experience whether they’d be fiction or
experience whether they’d be fiction or nonfiction of a diversity of scientists
nonfiction of a diversity of scientists
nonfiction of a diversity of scientists and that was also true in our TV shows
and that was also true in our TV shows
and that was also true in our TV shows we see the automatic association between
we see the automatic association between
we see the automatic association between science and white and male go away
science and white and male go away
science and white and male go away because of these diverse exemplars and I
because of these diverse exemplars and I
because of these diverse exemplars and I want to note it was really hard for me
want to note it was really hard for me
want to note it was really hard for me to capture the slide as you can see with
to capture the slide as you can see with
to capture the slide as you can see with my TV examples I couldn’t think of
my TV examples I couldn’t think of
my TV examples I couldn’t think of anybody of people of color for that exam
anybody of people of color for that exam
anybody of people of color for that exam for those examples we still have a long
for those examples we still have a long
for those examples we still have a long way to go in thinking about whose
way to go in thinking about whose
way to go in thinking about whose stories we tell but these images matter
stories we tell but these images matter
stories we tell but these images matter research is found on the IAT that if
research is found on the IAT that if
research is found on the IAT that if someone had an automatic association
someone had an automatic association
someone had an automatic association with black and bad based on that test
with black and bad based on that test
with black and bad based on that test but immediately before taking another
but immediately before taking another
but immediately before taking another IAT they’re showing positive exemplars
IAT they’re showing positive exemplars
IAT they’re showing positive exemplars of black people people like Oprah colon
of black people people like Oprah colon
of black people people like Oprah colon Powell Obama that negative association
Powell Obama that negative association
Powell Obama that negative association weakens or goes away in addition to what
weakens or goes away in addition to what
weakens or goes away in addition to what we expose our brain to via media we can
we expose our brain to via media we can
we expose our brain to via media we can also think about meeting people who are
also think about meeting people who are
also think about meeting people who are different from ourselves and not just
different from ourselves and not just
different from ourselves and not just one person but many people how often
one person but many people how often
one person but many people how often have we where someone say I’m not a
have we where someone say I’m not a
have we where someone say I’m not a racist
racist
racist my best friend is black well I’m sorry
my best friend is black well I’m sorry
my best friend is black well I’m sorry it doesn’t work that way and it doesn’t
it doesn’t work that way and it doesn’t
it doesn’t work that way and it doesn’t work that way because one person can’t
work that way because one person can’t
work that way because one person can’t represent the experience of an entire
represent the experience of an entire
represent the experience of an entire group of people knowing one person is a
group of people knowing one person is a
group of people knowing one person is a start but just a start to challenging
start but just a start to challenging
start but just a start to challenging our biases
our biases
our biases so his last step I want to encourage us
so his last step I want to encourage us
so his last step I want to encourage us to all have compassion as we take these
to all have compassion as we take these
to all have compassion as we take these steps towards creating a more inclusive
steps towards creating a more inclusive
steps towards creating a more inclusive world when we start challenging our
world when we start challenging our
world when we start challenging our biases we’re gonna make mistakes that’s
biases we’re gonna make mistakes that’s
biases we’re gonna make mistakes that’s inevitable but without compassion for
inevitable but without compassion for
inevitable but without compassion for ourselves
ourselves
ourselves we’ll give up look say it’s just too
we’ll give up look say it’s just too
we’ll give up look say it’s just too hard and I think what makes it hard to
hard and I think what makes it hard to
hard and I think what makes it hard to think about our failures is because of
think about our failures is because of
think about our failures is because of how we catch couch success and failure
how we catch couch success and failure
how we catch couch success and failure broadly psychologist Carol Dweck talks
broadly psychologist Carol Dweck talks
broadly psychologist Carol Dweck talks about how we frame our abilities as
about how we frame our abilities as
about how we frame our abilities as coming from one of two different camps
coming from one of two different camps
coming from one of two different camps either they’re a product of innate or
either they’re a product of innate or
either they’re a product of innate or natural ability what she calls a fixed
natural ability what she calls a fixed
natural ability what she calls a fixed mindset or they’re a product of learning
mindset or they’re a product of learning
mindset or they’re a product of learning and growth what she calls a growth
and growth what she calls a growth
and growth what she calls a growth mindset and our successes and our
mindset and our successes and our
mindset and our successes and our failures means something different
failures means something different
failures means something different depending on which lens we use to view
depending on which lens we use to view
depending on which lens we use to view them from with a fixed mindset our
them from with a fixed mindset our
them from with a fixed mindset our successes are easy they confirm my
successes are easy they confirm my
successes are easy they confirm my belief that I’m naturally gifted my
belief that I’m naturally gifted my
belief that I’m naturally gifted my failures on the other hand mean that I’m
failures on the other hand mean that I’m
failures on the other hand mean that I’m not naturally gifted and more than that
not naturally gifted and more than that
not naturally gifted and more than that I will never be good at something with
I will never be good at something with
I will never be good at something with the growth mindset our failures means
the growth mindset our failures means
the growth mindset our failures means something more hopeful was enough time
something more hopeful was enough time
something more hopeful was enough time and energy and effort I can be better
and energy and effort I can be better
and energy and effort I can be better let’s relate that back to bias if we
let’s relate that back to bias if we
let’s relate that back to bias if we approach this from a fixed mindset
approach this from a fixed mindset
approach this from a fixed mindset perspective when we make mistakes we’ll
perspective when we make mistakes we’ll
perspective when we make mistakes we’ll say it’s just who I am but with a growth
say it’s just who I am but with a growth
say it’s just who I am but with a growth mindset perspective I can leverage those
mindset perspective I can leverage those
mindset perspective I can leverage those mistakes to make better decisions in the
mistakes to make better decisions in the
mistakes to make better decisions in the future and just as it’s important to
future and just as it’s important to
future and just as it’s important to view my own behaviors with a growth
view my own behaviors with a growth
view my own behaviors with a growth mindset it’s important for how I view
mindset it’s important for how I view
mindset it’s important for how I view others behaviors as well research by dr.
others behaviors as well research by dr.
others behaviors as well research by dr. Anita Ratan and Carol Dweck has found
Anita Ratan and Carol Dweck has found
Anita Ratan and Carol Dweck has found that when I have a growth mindset I’m
that when I have a growth mindset I’m
that when I have a growth mindset I’m more likely to step in when someone
more likely to step in when someone
more likely to step in when someone makes a biased response and that in turn
makes a biased response and that in turn
makes a biased response and that in turn has found to lead to a reduction of
has found to lead to a reduction of
has found to lead to a reduction of biased behaviors in the future have you
biased behaviors in the future have you
biased behaviors in the future have you ever called someone a racist or sexist
ever called someone a racist or sexist
ever called someone a racist or sexist how does that work out for you
how does that work out for you
how does that work out for you I guess I’ll buy laughs not very well
I guess I’ll buy laughs not very well
I guess I’ll buy laughs not very well you’re approaching that from a fixed
you’re approaching that from a fixed
you’re approaching that from a fixed mindset perspective you’re just saying
mindset perspective you’re just saying
mindset perspective you’re just saying that’s who they are
that’s who they are
that’s who they are but if you approach it from a growth
but if you approach it from a growth
but if you approach it from a growth mindset perspective and talk about the
mindset perspective and talk about the
mindset perspective and talk about the behavior that they can change maybe say
behavior that they can change maybe say
behavior that they can change maybe say something something like when you said
something something like when you said
something something like when you said this I heard or I felt or ki explain a
this I heard or I felt or ki explain a
this I heard or I felt or ki explain a little bit more what you meant by its
little bit more what you meant by its
little bit more what you meant by its approaching it from a growth mindset
approaching it from a growth mindset
approaching it from a growth mindset perspective perspective and I guarantee
perspective perspective and I guarantee
perspective perspective and I guarantee you they’re gonna hear that a lot better
you they’re gonna hear that a lot better
you they’re gonna hear that a lot better I know that talking about our prejudices
I know that talking about our prejudices
I know that talking about our prejudices and biases is difficult I’ve been
and biases is difficult I’ve been
and biases is difficult I’ve been researching and teaching on this topic
researching and teaching on this topic
researching and teaching on this topic for nearly 20 years but what I hope my
for nearly 20 years but what I hope my
for nearly 20 years but what I hope my talk today has accomplished three things
talk today has accomplished three things
talk today has accomplished three things one help me just acknowledge that we all
one help me just acknowledge that we all
one help me just acknowledge that we all have biases so we can begin to be on the
have biases so we can begin to be on the
have biases so we can begin to be on the path of creating a more equitable world
path of creating a more equitable world
path of creating a more equitable world and to providing you with some tangible
and to providing you with some tangible
and to providing you with some tangible tools so you know what to do once you’re
tools so you know what to do once you’re
tools so you know what to do once you’re on that path and three encouraging you
on that path and three encouraging you
on that path and three encouraging you to have a growth mindset which will will
to have a growth mindset which will will
to have a growth mindset which will will allow us to have more compassion for
allow us to have more compassion for
allow us to have more compassion for ourselves and others when we and they
ourselves and others when we and they
ourselves and others when we and they inevitably make mistakes that will allow
inevitably make mistakes that will allow
inevitably make mistakes that will allow us to stay committed to that path I know
us to stay committed to that path I know
us to stay committed to that path I know our biases can seem insurmountable a
our biases can seem insurmountable a
our biases can seem insurmountable a product of a lifetime of being inundated
product of a lifetime of being inundated
product of a lifetime of being inundated with media and and images but once we
with media and and images but once we
with media and and images but once we begin to see the powerful negative
begin to see the powerful negative
begin to see the powerful negative consequences our biases have for
consequences our biases have for
consequences our biases have for ourselves for others for the world we
ourselves for others for the world we
ourselves for others for the world we are left with no other choice but to
are left with no other choice but to
are left with no other choice but to challenge them and we can challenge them
challenge them and we can challenge them
challenge them and we can challenge them if they are learned that can be
if they are learned that can be
if they are learned that can be unlearned and we may make mistakes along
unlearned and we may make mistakes along
unlearned and we may make mistakes along the way but we can’t afford to give up
the way but we can’t afford to give up
the way but we can’t afford to give up it’s simply too important we all have
it’s simply too important we all have
it’s simply too important we all have our spheres of influence places where we
our spheres of influence places where we
our spheres of influence places where we can make tangible differences today and
can make tangible differences today and
can make tangible differences today and that might be our social circles our
that might be our social circles our
that might be our social circles our family our classrooms our boardrooms
family our classrooms our boardrooms
family our classrooms our boardrooms our universities I want to share with
our universities I want to share with
our universities I want to share with you one of my Spears of influence this
you one of my Spears of influence this
you one of my Spears of influence this is a picture of my little girl and she
is a picture of my little girl and she
is a picture of my little girl and she may choose to be an astronaut one day or
may choose to be an astronaut one day or
may choose to be an astronaut one day or an astrophysicist or she may choose to
an astrophysicist or she may choose to
an astrophysicist or she may choose to be a dancer
be a dancer
be a dancer and I have a feeling in a couple of days
and I have a feeling in a couple of days
and I have a feeling in a couple of days from now she might be both a little
from now she might be both a little
from now she might be both a little astronaut in a tutu but I want to open
astronaut in a tutu but I want to open
astronaut in a tutu but I want to open as many doors and possibilities for her
as many doors and possibilities for her
as many doors and possibilities for her as possible we cannot afford to let our
as possible we cannot afford to let our
as possible we cannot afford to let our biases limit someone’s potential or lead
biases limit someone’s potential or lead
biases limit someone’s potential or lead to poor decisions in our classrooms our
to poor decisions in our classrooms our
to poor decisions in our classrooms our board rooms or day-to-day lives I hope
board rooms or day-to-day lives I hope
board rooms or day-to-day lives I hope you’ll join me as we work together and
you’ll join me as we work together and
you’ll join me as we work together and work however imperfectly towards the
work however imperfectly towards the
work however imperfectly towards the goal of creating a more inclusive world
goal of creating a more inclusive world
goal of creating a more inclusive world the child’s hoping to be a scientist the
the child’s hoping to be a scientist the
the child’s hoping to be a scientist the person just wanting a fair shot on the
person just wanting a fair shot on the
person just wanting a fair shot on the interview the person needing to be seen
interview the person needing to be seen
interview the person needing to be seen in all their full humanity is depending
in all their full humanity is depending
in all their full humanity is depending on it thank you
on it thank you
on it thank you [Applause]
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