UNCONSCIOUS BIAS

There are more women in leadership roles now, but challenges & biases still remain

Despite progress, gender diversity challenges persist in corporate India. Initiatives like gender-neutral job descriptions and mixed-gender interview panels aim to reduce bias in hiring processes, supporting women's career advancement and retention.

Women in top management feel overlooked by 'Old Boys' Club'

Despite shattering the glass ceiling, women professionals in India face challenges in breaking into 'old boys' networks' in corporate boards. Biases and the masculine culture hinder women's progress. To achieve gender equality, promoting diversity, inclusion, and addressing biases are crucial. Work-life balance, women representation in leadership roles, and gender inclusion initiatives are essential for creating inclusive and equal corporate environments.

Need more women in AI for inclusive development of the technology

A diverse workforce is better tooled to identify and remove biases, while women also bring to the table a different mental toolkit

Red flag: Why are so few women checking into India Inc’s C-suite?

Only 4% of exec directors at Nifty 50 are women, and across NSE-listed cos that figure drops to 3%; enabling policies needed to empower them. There is a persistent and high level of unconscious bias as well. Allyship is key. “Boys’ clubs still operate that many times do not give women the right kind of projects (that can advance them in their career) thus demotivating many women who see their juniors becoming senior and moving ahead,” said Girotra.

Royal family 'race row': Buckingham Palace ‘considering all options’ after two members named in Endgame book

Buckingham Palace grapples with accusations of racial bias after names of two royals, linked to concerns about Prince Archie's skin color, emerge in Omid Scobie's controversial book. The controversy has prompted removal of the book from Dutch shelves and leaving the royal family contemplating their response.

Changing lives with Think Exam: Using technology to make your hiring bias-free

Recruitment can be a challenging task for HR professionals, with the ratio of candidates to hires often being discouraging. Using Think Exam's AI-based recruitment solutions, one will be able to identify candidates based on skills and personality, resulting in a significant increase in the number of shortlisted CVs and a decrease in the hiring ratio.

Study uncovers alarming gender bias in CPR: Women face lower chances of receiving help from bystanders

A study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress reveals that bystanders are less likely to administer CPR to women experiencing cardiac arrest in public compared to men.

Women in leadership: Accrete Founder Sreehari R Rao on correcting biases and reimagining diversity beyond token representation

At ET Prime Conversations—part of the ET Prime Women Leadership Awards 2023 edition—Sreehari R Rao, Founder and Director, Accrete Executive Search, delves into the India Inc diversity playbook, deep diving into unconscious biases. From drafting gender-neutral job descriptions to removing the disproportionate X plus Y-level performance tax on women when they reach the top, Rao outlines a blueprint for enabling women to navigate the hurdles in the Indian leadership landscape

Prince Harry compares Meghan to Diana, accuses royal family of 'unconscious bias'

Prince Harry and Meghan take potshots at royal family's 'unconscious bias' in Netflix documentary

The first three parts of Prince Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary were made available on Thursday. In this documentary, they were seen criticising the Royal Family.

ET Evoke: Firms keen to fight ‘unconscious biases against women’ must be firm about gender-neutral decor, role models

One bias often develops from a lack of visible role models.

Women professionals in tech report lower levels of gender bias than in other sectors, says new survey

The survey was conducted across over 700 respondents in India, working across large enterprises.

Unfairness at workplace: Are you aware about the biases you do not even realise you have?

No matter how enlightened you are, you probably have some.

Prince Harry admits he didn't know what unconscious bias was because of his privileged upbringing

The royal also said ignorance is no excuse for unconscious bias.

India Inc scrambles to weed out biases at workplace

Organisations are increasingly investing time and effort in sensitising their leaders on the various unconscious biases.

Bias, networking fears: Women want to drive change in India's male-dominated VC industry

Across the start-up investment and entrepreneurship ecosystem, women have had to fight harder to make their way.

ET Women's Forum: Gender imbalance in boardrooms isn't deliberate, India must wipe out unconscious biases

Getting more women on boards in India remains only a trickle-down effect.

Women face bias at workplaces in India, gender parity a problem at senior levels: Survey

According to the survey, 42% working women said they face managerial bias.

Companies like HP, JWT, Indian Hotels look to weed out ‘unconscious biases’

Several companies are bringing about changes to fight unconscious biases, which are attitudes reinforced by our environment and experiences.

Five ways deal with a biased leader

“Think through the whole situation calmly and rationally. Be certain that the discrimination is not just because the ‘favourite’ is the best at the job,” says Sriram Vaidhyanathan, Bank-Bazaar.

India Inc embarks on a new HR mission: To bust unconscious gender bias

A host of them are going a step ahead and training their managers in what they call "unconscious bias" — the prejudices that develop because of factors such as background and experience.

Firms need to erase unconscious bias at workplace: Ana Duarte McCarthy, Citi

"Companies need to communicate all the time. What we hear in research is what women do not do well and yet they have so many strengths."