Stereotypes and Implicit Bias

Learning Goals: 

1. Intersectionality is “a metaphor for understanding the ways that multiple forms of inequality or disadvantage sometimes compound themselves and they create obstacles" (Crenshaw, 2018 Links to an external site.)
2. When compared to non-engineering disciplines, CS is an outlier in the low rates of participation of women.
3. Research shows that stereotypes can affect how we evaluate others.
4. Research studies have shown that, on average, people who rated an identical resume rated it more positively if the name on the resume was a typically man’s name than if it was a typically women’s name.
5. Research found that women who stayed and left engineering were very similar, but the women who had left engineering had been in environments that were less supportive.
6. You can find more information about this topic at https://ww3.aauw.org/research/solving-the-equation/ Links to an external site.

There are three videos to watch this week. The third video is part of the AAUW project Solving the Equation Links to an external site.