to grow up without biases?
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Are we born with bias?
We are not born with racial preferences or stereotypes, but we are definitely born with the capacity to learn them. We absorb them long before we understand what we are doing.
This is partly why it’s so difficult for people to unlearn stereotypes. We have been absorbing stereotypes since our early childhood. Some of them are so ingrained, we don’t even realize they exist:
Focus on typical stereotypes and prejudices that are reflected in the child´s answer as well as its certainty on their answers (e.g., only a certain gender or skin color is selected for low- or high-income professions).”][lf_game_card headline=”Matchmaker” subheadline=”Match the couples” arg_1=”Effect of stereotypes and bias” arg_2=”Couples” arg_3=”Estimated Time: 5-10 min” class=”job-game matchmaker” lf_text=”The goal of this game is to recognize the effect of stereotypes and bias on the child’s perception of social norms on romantic constellations
Focus on typical stereotypes and prejudices that are reflected in the child’s answer as well as its certainty on their answers”][lf_game_card headline=”Ball Game” subheadline=”Throw a ball” arg_1=”Focus stereotypes” arg_2=”Stereotypes” arg_3=”Estimated Time: 5 min” class=”job-game ball-game” lf_text=”The goal of this game is to make gender-based stereotypes in the child´s worldview visible
Focus on the behavior and see if the child shows distinct behavior on purpose, e.g., does not throw as far in one situation than in the other or makes additional noises”]
Senior HR Consultant and mother” quote_headline_2=”ZurRoseGroup” quote_2=”“Great example of how diversity can be perceived positively and negatively“ “Emre and Anja do a great job. It’s the first time in my career that I hear the discussions that we are having this week in a professional context and I feel it is super important to keep developing these types of initiatives.“” quote_headline_3=”Martin MangiapiaHead of PR” quote_3=”“As a pioneer in telemedicine, we wanted to set an example for diversity and inclusivity not only in terms of customer communication but also internally. Emre and Anja supported our employees in this and even literally inspired them – people are still enthusiastic about a fantastic workshop.“”]