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Wow
Wow what a lovely audience how y’all doing
well I am here to talk about biases I’m
well I am here to talk about biases I’m originally from Atlanta Georgia but I
originally from Atlanta Georgia but I
originally from Atlanta Georgia but I live in Denver down and the reason
live in Denver down and the reason
live in Denver down and the reason biases are so important is because they
biases are so important is because they
biases are so important is because they impact everything in everybody now you
impact everything in everybody now you
impact everything in everybody now you may wonder what a bias is it is the
may wonder what a bias is it is the
may wonder what a bias is it is the predisposition way of seeing people
predisposition way of seeing people
predisposition way of seeing people things events in a positive or negative
things events in a positive or negative
things events in a positive or negative way they are unconscious or conscious
way they are unconscious or conscious
way they are unconscious or conscious think of it is an attitude or belief a
think of it is an attitude or belief a
think of it is an attitude or belief a judgment and the interesting thing about
judgment and the interesting thing about
judgment and the interesting thing about our unconscious biases also known as
our unconscious biases also known as
our unconscious biases also known as implicit biases they are often in
implicit biases they are often in
implicit biases they are often in conflict with our conscious beliefs but
conflict with our conscious beliefs but
conflict with our conscious beliefs but I’m curious before I go any further what
I’m curious before I go any further what
I’m curious before I go any further what just happened here what judgments are
just happened here what judgments are
just happened here what judgments are you making about me did you hear what I
you making about me did you hear what I
you making about me did you hear what I said are you just too busy thinking
said are you just too busy thinking
said are you just too busy thinking about how I said I’d see it on your
about how I said I’d see it on your
about how I said I’d see it on your faces some of your body language well
faces some of your body language well
faces some of your body language well the truth is I am from originally from
the truth is I am from originally from
the truth is I am from originally from Atlanta and I’ve never had that accent
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and I suspect some in the audience just
and I suspect some in the audience just experienced what it’s like to make a
experienced what it’s like to make a
experienced what it’s like to make a snap judgment of someone based on what
snap judgment of someone based on what
snap judgment of someone based on what you see or hear so why am i a white
you see or hear so why am i a white
you see or hear so why am i a white woman of privilege here talking about
woman of privilege here talking about
woman of privilege here talking about biases because in the work that I do I
biases because in the work that I do I
biases because in the work that I do I see it everywhere every day all the time
see it everywhere every day all the time
see it everywhere every day all the time I see the impact I see people being held
I see the impact I see people being held
I see the impact I see people being held back from their full potential
back from their full potential
back from their full potential I see people holding themselves back I
I see people holding themselves back I
I see people holding themselves back I see the polarization in our communities
see the polarization in our communities
see the polarization in our communities in organizations in our government and
it continues all the time
it continues all the time and when I was practicing for this talk
and when I was practicing for this talk
and when I was practicing for this talk I thought about the heaviness of this
I thought about the heaviness of this
I thought about the heaviness of this topic but the only reason it’s heavy is
topic but the only reason it’s heavy is
topic but the only reason it’s heavy is because we are fearful to look at it so
because we are fearful to look at it so
because we are fearful to look at it so I’m going to invite you now to join me
I’m going to invite you now to join me
I’m going to invite you now to join me on a journey about the seriousness of
on a journey about the seriousness of
on a journey about the seriousness of this topic because if we do not take
this topic because if we do not take
this topic because if we do not take individual responsibility to look at the
individual responsibility to look at the
individual responsibility to look at the beliefs we hold and the impact that they
beliefs we hold and the impact that they
beliefs we hold and the impact that they have we run the risk of contributing to
have we run the risk of contributing to
have we run the risk of contributing to the sexism the racism the xenophobia the
the sexism the racism the xenophobia the
the sexism the racism the xenophobia the homophobia that ableism that exists in
homophobia that ableism that exists in
homophobia that ableism that exists in our world today and in my own experience
our world today and in my own experience
our world today and in my own experience growing up in the 50s and 60s in the
growing up in the 50s and 60s in the
growing up in the 50s and 60s in the south I was surrounded by all of those
south I was surrounded by all of those
south I was surrounded by all of those isms I didn’t know the words nobody ever
isms I didn’t know the words nobody ever
isms I didn’t know the words nobody ever told them to me but it’s just the way it
told them to me but it’s just the way it
told them to me but it’s just the way it was and as a young girl I was told that
was and as a young girl I was told that
was and as a young girl I was told that I could be a mother or big or here one
I could be a mother or big or here one
I could be a mother or big or here one of two or three professions closeted
of two or three professions closeted
of two or three professions closeted very empowering and do you know that
very empowering and do you know that
very empowering and do you know that this mother and career thing is one of
this mother and career thing is one of
this mother and career thing is one of the most prevalent implicit and explicit
the most prevalent implicit and explicit
the most prevalent implicit and explicit biases that impact women’s advancement
biases that impact women’s advancement
biases that impact women’s advancement today in my 20s I was hired by major
today in my 20s I was hired by major
today in my 20s I was hired by major airline being hired meant that I had to
airline being hired meant that I had to
airline being hired meant that I had to give up my current job my
give up my current job my
give up my current job my Hartman and my roommate I moved into the
Hartman and my roommate I moved into the
Hartman and my roommate I moved into the training center made it through with
training center made it through with
training center made it through with flying colors past 100% even had my
flying colors past 100% even had my
flying colors past 100% even had my uniforms delivered and on the day of
uniforms delivered and on the day of
uniforms delivered and on the day of graduation I was told I had to leave I
graduation I was told I had to leave I
graduation I was told I had to leave I was 2 pounds over the maximum weight for
was 2 pounds over the maximum weight for
was 2 pounds over the maximum weight for my height in bone structure 2 pounds
my height in bone structure 2 pounds
my height in bone structure 2 pounds well thank goodness the airlines have
well thank goodness the airlines have
well thank goodness the airlines have gotten past that belief but it took
gotten past that belief but it took
gotten past that belief but it took being challenged
being challenged
being challenged it took creating change and yet still I
it took creating change and yet still I
it took creating change and yet still I can walk in a room and because of the
can walk in a room and because of the
can walk in a room and because of the color of my skin have some level of
color of my skin have some level of
color of my skin have some level of privilege but just imagine if the color
privilege but just imagine if the color
privilege but just imagine if the color of your skin your gender your accent
of your skin your gender your accent
of your skin your gender your accent your ethnicity your mental ability your
your ethnicity your mental ability your
your ethnicity your mental ability your physical ability your age precedes you
physical ability your age precedes you
physical ability your age precedes you and you are automatically judged put in
and you are automatically judged put in
and you are automatically judged put in a box and categorized and it is
a box and categorized and it is
a box and categorized and it is happening all the time
happening all the time
happening all the time you only have to listen to the news
you only have to listen to the news
you only have to listen to the news watch the news read a newspaper open a
watch the news read a newspaper open a
watch the news read a newspaper open a magazine watch TV see a movie listen to
magazine watch TV see a movie listen to
magazine watch TV see a movie listen to the comments going on around you just
the comments going on around you just
the comments going on around you just recently MSNBC did a study of 26
recently MSNBC did a study of 26
recently MSNBC did a study of 26 five-year-old boys and girls they
five-year-old boys and girls they
five-year-old boys and girls they brought them together in a room and they
brought them together in a room and they
brought them together in a room and they said who’s the smartest person in your
said who’s the smartest person in your
said who’s the smartest person in your family and all the little boys said I am
family and all the little boys said I am
family and all the little boys said I am and all little girls that I earn and
and all little girls that I earn and
and all little girls that I earn and then they told them a story and they
then they told them a story and they
then they told them a story and they showed him a picture of a man and a
showed him a picture of a man and a
showed him a picture of a man and a woman and they said who’s the smartest
woman and they said who’s the smartest
woman and they said who’s the smartest person in the story and all the little
person in the story and all the little
person in the story and all the little boy said the man and all the little
boy said the man and all the little
boy said the man and all the little girls said the woman one year later same
girls said the woman one year later same
girls said the woman one year later same kids were brought back together only now
kids were brought back together only now
kids were brought back together only now they’re 6 years old and they said who’s
they’re 6 years old and they said who’s
they’re 6 years old and they said who’s the smartest person in your family and
the smartest person in your family and
the smartest person in your family and all the little boy said I am and many of
all the little boy said I am and many of
all the little boy said I am and many of the little girls said my daddy is
the little girls said my daddy is
the little girls said my daddy is then they told them a story and showed
then they told them a story and showed
then they told them a story and showed them pictures and they said who’s the
them pictures and they said who’s the
them pictures and they said who’s the smartest person in this joy and all the
smartest person in this joy and all the
smartest person in this joy and all the little voices man and Oliver girl says
little voices man and Oliver girl says
little voices man and Oliver girl says the man what happened in one year to
the man what happened in one year to
the man what happened in one year to change how they saw themselves and
change how they saw themselves and
change how they saw themselves and others think about it it’s the blatant
others think about it it’s the blatant
others think about it it’s the blatant and the subliminal messages that we send
and the subliminal messages that we send
and the subliminal messages that we send that we read all the time and what
that we read all the time and what
that we read all the time and what happens is it puts someone in a box and
happens is it puts someone in a box and
happens is it puts someone in a box and if you’ve ever been put in a box it’s
if you’ve ever been put in a box it’s
if you’ve ever been put in a box it’s hard to get out if you put yourself in a
hard to get out if you put yourself in a
hard to get out if you put yourself in a box it’s really challenging to get out
box it’s really challenging to get out
box it’s really challenging to get out and it is extremely difficult to get out
and it is extremely difficult to get out
and it is extremely difficult to get out of a box without support and if you
of a box without support and if you
of a box without support and if you wonder what the cost is on organizations
wonder what the cost is on organizations
wonder what the cost is on organizations it is a revolving door you can hire the
it is a revolving door you can hire the
it is a revolving door you can hire the cream of the crop the top talent and if
cream of the crop the top talent and if
cream of the crop the top talent and if they do not believe that they can
they do not believe that they can
they do not believe that they can contribute feel included are valued and
contribute feel included are valued and
contribute feel included are valued and have a path to success building and in
have a path to success building and in
have a path to success building and in our communities we will stay polarized
there are some industries that are
there are some industries that are starting to make some change trying to
starting to make some change trying to
starting to make some change trying to make some unbiased decisions for
make some unbiased decisions for
make some unbiased decisions for instance the legal industry which is not
instance the legal industry which is not
instance the legal industry which is not necessarily known for the advancement of
necessarily known for the advancement of
necessarily known for the advancement of women and minorities they have some
women and minorities they have some
women and minorities they have some firms forty four firms and seventy law
firms forty four firms and seventy law
firms forty four firms and seventy law departments and these are actually big
departments and these are actually big
departments and these are actually big numbers have adopted the Mansfield rule
numbers have adopted the Mansfield rule
numbers have adopted the Mansfield rule well the man’s fear rule was developed
well the man’s fear rule was developed
well the man’s fear rule was developed during the women in law hackathon which
during the women in law hackathon which
during the women in law hackathon which was trying to help advance women
was trying to help advance women
was trying to help advance women leadership in the legal industry it’s
leadership in the legal industry it’s
leadership in the legal industry it’s patterned after the Rooney rule in the
patterned after the Rooney rule in the
patterned after the Rooney rule in the NFL where at least one african-american
NFL where at least one african-american
NFL where at least one african-american must be considered as a candidate for a
must be considered as a candidate for a
must be considered as a candidate for a head coach for a general manager
head coach for a general manager
head coach for a general manager position well the man still rule is
position well the man still rule is
position well the man still rule is named
named
named arabela man’s ville she was the first
arabela man’s ville she was the first
arabela man’s ville she was the first woman admitted to the bar in the 1800s
woman admitted to the bar in the 1800s
woman admitted to the bar in the 1800s and it takes seven areas of law firm
and it takes seven areas of law firm
and it takes seven areas of law firm leadership and says that at least one
leadership and says that at least one
leadership and says that at least one woman or minority must be considered for
woman or minority must be considered for
woman or minority must be considered for the these seven areas and GoDaddy has
the these seven areas and GoDaddy has
the these seven areas and GoDaddy has done something similar they’ve decided
done something similar they’ve decided
done something similar they’ve decided that whenever a leadership position
that whenever a leadership position
that whenever a leadership position comes up they will look at their entire
comes up they will look at their entire
comes up they will look at their entire employee base resumes and since they
employee base resumes and since they
employee base resumes and since they started doing this they’ve had a 30%
started doing this they’ve had a 30%
started doing this they’ve had a 30% jump in women in leadership so things
jump in women in leadership so things
jump in women in leadership so things can happen things can change but it does
can happen things can change but it does
can happen things can change but it does take action and if you’re wondering what
take action and if you’re wondering what
take action and if you’re wondering what you can do start with conscious
you can do start with conscious
you can do start with conscious awareness and have a judgment journal
awareness and have a judgment journal
awareness and have a judgment journal and note every single time that you make
and note every single time that you make
and note every single time that you make a judgement someone else or yourself and
a judgement someone else or yourself and
a judgement someone else or yourself and see just how fast you fill it up
see just how fast you fill it up
see just how fast you fill it up how many will you fill up in a day try
how many will you fill up in a day try
how many will you fill up in a day try it walk through the airport check it out
it walk through the airport check it out
it walk through the airport check it out walk down the 1616 Street Mall check it
walk down the 1616 Street Mall check it
walk down the 1616 Street Mall check it out
out
out and just notice and the other thing I
and just notice and the other thing I
and just notice and the other thing I say to do is we have to get past our
say to do is we have to get past our
say to do is we have to get past our fears we have to get beyond the fear of
fears we have to get beyond the fear of
fears we have to get beyond the fear of looking at our biases we have to get
looking at our biases we have to get
looking at our biases we have to get past the guilt guilt is just a feeling
past the guilt guilt is just a feeling
past the guilt guilt is just a feeling and we have control of our feelings and
and we have control of our feelings and
and we have control of our feelings and behind our biases our fears and our
behind our biases our fears and our
behind our biases our fears and our brain jumps into that fight or flight
brain jumps into that fight or flight
brain jumps into that fight or flight syndrome Winnick goes in comes in
syndrome Winnick goes in comes in
syndrome Winnick goes in comes in contact with change or difference and
contact with change or difference and
contact with change or difference and most of the time we don’t even know
most of the time we don’t even know
most of the time we don’t even know what’s happening but use this acronym to
what’s happening but use this acronym to
what’s happening but use this acronym to sort through what that fear is and
sort through what that fear is and
sort through what that fear is and what’s going on so f is for flight or
what’s going on so f is for flight or
what’s going on so f is for flight or fight fight and I’m not talking about
fight fight and I’m not talking about
fight fight and I’m not talking about life or death I’m talking about what are
life or death I’m talking about what are
life or death I’m talking about what are you defending against your so
you defending against your so
you defending against your so steam apposition a belief what are you
steam apposition a belief what are you
steam apposition a belief what are you afraid of losing flight that’s the same
afraid of losing flight that’s the same
afraid of losing flight that’s the same as withdrawal Oh silence leave it to the
as withdrawal Oh silence leave it to the
as withdrawal Oh silence leave it to the leaders leave it to the parents leave it
leaders leave it to the parents leave it
leaders leave it to the parents leave it to the teachers leave it to the
to the teachers leave it to the
to the teachers leave it to the lawmakers because when we do this we
lawmakers because when we do this we
lawmakers because when we do this we screwed
screwed
screwed we screwed others and we exclude
we screwed others and we exclude
we screwed others and we exclude ourselves and we avoid we avoid
ourselves and we avoid we avoid
ourselves and we avoid we avoid opportunities we avoid building
opportunities we avoid building
opportunities we avoid building relationships collaboration building
relationships collaboration building
relationships collaboration building bridges creating change all because of
bridges creating change all because of
bridges creating change all because of these automatic reactions these
these automatic reactions these
these automatic reactions these automatic reactions that our brains go
automatic reactions that our brains go
automatic reactions that our brains go to so I ask you step back and think
to so I ask you step back and think
to so I ask you step back and think about what’s going on what are the
about what’s going on what are the
about what’s going on what are the thoughts that you have and then you can
thoughts that you have and then you can
thoughts that you have and then you can make the most effective response and if
make the most effective response and if
make the most effective response and if you have fear that well this is all I
you have fear that well this is all I
you have fear that well this is all I know this is all I’ve been taught I
know this is all I’ve been taught I
know this is all I’ve been taught I don’t know what to believe I don’t know
don’t know what to believe I don’t know
don’t know what to believe I don’t know what to think or I’ll lose my memories
what to think or I’ll lose my memories
what to think or I’ll lose my memories it won’t happen a couple of years ago I
it won’t happen a couple of years ago I
it won’t happen a couple of years ago I saw this picture on Facebook this is
saw this picture on Facebook this is
saw this picture on Facebook this is richest department store that was the
richest department store that was the
richest department store that was the largest department store in Atlanta when
largest department store in Atlanta when
largest department store in Atlanta when I was growing up it’s not there anymore
I was growing up it’s not there anymore
I was growing up it’s not there anymore when I saw this picture I had very fond
when I saw this picture I had very fond
when I saw this picture I had very fond memories every holiday we would go
memories every holiday we would go
memories every holiday we would go downtown and my brother would see Santa
downtown and my brother would see Santa
downtown and my brother would see Santa will you ride the pink pig and I still
will you ride the pink pig and I still
will you ride the pink pig and I still don’t know what pigs have to do with
don’t know what pigs have to do with
don’t know what pigs have to do with Christmas if you find out please tell me
Christmas if you find out please tell me
Christmas if you find out please tell me and then we would go and see into the
and then we would go and see into the
and then we would go and see into the secret shop Santa’s secret shot was
secret shop Santa’s secret shot was
secret shop Santa’s secret shot was really cool because the parents couldn’t
really cool because the parents couldn’t
really cool because the parents couldn’t go in there so we’d go in there and shop
go in there so we’d go in there and shop
go in there so we’d go in there and shop they paid for it of course but they
they paid for it of course but they
they paid for it of course but they couldn’t see what we bought it was very
couldn’t see what we bought it was very
couldn’t see what we bought it was very empowering and then we go to dinner and
empowering and then we go to dinner and
empowering and then we go to dinner and when I saw this picture I had my fond
when I saw this picture I had my fond
when I saw this picture I had my fond memories and then I thought I wonder who
memories and then I thought I wonder who
memories and then I thought I wonder who else was not welcome in Santa’s shop or
else was not welcome in Santa’s shop or
else was not welcome in Santa’s shop or in the store because you see in the 60s
in the store because you see in the 60s
in the store because you see in the 60s Richards
Richards
Richards stores where there were lunch counter
stores where there were lunch counter
stores where there were lunch counter sit-ins held to sup to opposed
sit-ins held to sup to opposed
sit-ins held to sup to opposed segregation and even though the civil
segregation and even though the civil
segregation and even though the civil rights amendment had passed oppression
rights amendment had passed oppression
rights amendment had passed oppression was alive and well as it is in many
was alive and well as it is in many
was alive and well as it is in many places today so you can have your
places today so you can have your
places today so you can have your memories so I invite you to commit to
memories so I invite you to commit to
memories so I invite you to commit to looking at your biases in the belief in
looking at your biases in the belief in
looking at your biases in the belief in the behaviors and ask these five
the behaviors and ask these five
the behaviors and ask these five questions where did I learn my bias is
questions where did I learn my bias is
questions where did I learn my bias is it true what’s the impact what do I
it true what’s the impact what do I
it true what’s the impact what do I choose to believe and what actions can I
choose to believe and what actions can I
choose to believe and what actions can I take the bottom line is conscious
take the bottom line is conscious
take the bottom line is conscious awareness is the first step but that’s
awareness is the first step but that’s
awareness is the first step but that’s bias 101 awareness alone does not create
bias 101 awareness alone does not create
bias 101 awareness alone does not create change actions do what will you do thank
change actions do what will you do thank
change actions do what will you do thank you
you
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