Diversity & Inclusion Education 101 - Society
Our Place in Society - Session 1
An introduction to the many different identities that an individual can simultaneously hold (e.g. gender, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation), and ways in which privilege and unconscious bias can affect our interactions
Preparatory Material
For best results, please review the following materials before the Session.
Implicit Bias: The IAT - 5 minute video
Harvard Implicit Bias Test Please take either the Race or Gender-science test (you may take both if you wish)
The Impact of Implicit Bias - 6 minute video
Panti’s Noble Call - 10 minute video
What riding my bike taught me about white privilege - 6 page, blog post
Explaining white privilege to a broke white person - 4 page, blog post
How to Fight your Own Implicit Biases - 2 page, blog post
The Myth and Reality of Meritocracy - 2 page, blog post
Optional readings and videos
Why does John get the STEM job rather than Jennifer?
Implicit Bias - Lesson 1: Schemas - 3 minute video
Implicit Bias - Lesson 2: Attitudes and Stereotypes - 4 minute video
Implicit Bias - Lesson 3: Real World Consequences - 4 minute video
Implicit Bias - Lesson 4: Explicit vs. Implicit Bias - 3 minute video
Implicit Bias - Lesson 5: The IAT - 5 minute video
Implicit Bias - Lesson 6: Countermeasures - 6 minute video
