D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Equality, Bias and more

Bias
We know that we cannot debias people - but we can debias systems and processes. Interesting article how a U.S. law firm took a close look at biases in its performance reviews, and how two simple changes ended up making a significant difference.
Equality in Tech
According to a new report from the career website Dice, the tech industry continues to battle with gender and racial discrimination. In a recent survey, 57% of the women working in tech responded that they had experienced gender discrimination (versus 10% of men), and 48% of the Black respondents had experienced racial discrimination (vs 9% of the White respondents).
Girls in ICT
The 22nd of April was the 10th anniversary of the International Girls in ICT Day. Here are four inspiring stories from girls and young women around the world, making a difference.
Diversity
Video game company EA Sports just released the latest (and award-winning) Fifa 21 advert - featuring Premier League star Hamza Choudhury and the Midnight Ramadan League. Please watch!
Oct 22, 2021 |Blog post
D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Equality, Discrimination and more
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