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Scenario

How to address gender bias when your colleagues claim to be merit-focused

My computer science department is 90% male and every time I suggest we examine why this matters my colleagues say we should focus on merit not demographics but our definition of merit seems designed to exclude everyone who isn't like us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Meritocratic ideology obscures systemic bias by treating unequal outcomes as natural rather than constructed.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Science — Physical & Social Sciences?”

Peri

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