Reading Resources for Implicit Bias

This page contains outside information that will help in the awareness of unconscious biases. 

• Facebook Managing Bias       
• NPR: Hidden Brain Podcast 
• Interrupting Bias in the Faculty Search Process
• Exploring the Color of Glass: Letters of Recommendation for Female and Male Faculty 
• Racial Bias in Healthcare
• Implicit Bias Toolkit 
• Georgetown University Faculty Hiring Procedures 

Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) Resources at Georgetown University

1. IDEAA Page  
2. Faculty Hiring Procedures
3. Human Resources Policy Manual (201: Equal Employment Opportunity – Affirmative Action) 
4. Faculty Recruitment Policy and Procedures
5. Interview Questions and Inquiry Guide 
6. Interview Questions for Faculty Hiring/Departmental Consideration
7. Bias Reporting

Relevant Research Studies 

1. Exploring the color of glass: Letters of recommendation for female and male medical faculty (Trix & Psenka, 2003)
2. A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants (Schmader, Whitehead & Wysocki, 2007):

Helpful & Informational Tools to Combat Bias 

1. Informational Tool Kit (Department of Justice, Community Relations)  
2. General Resources for Faculty Search Committees, compiled by the University of Washington School of Medicine