Dispelling the myths

Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias refers to unconscious forms of discrimination and stereotyping based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, age, and so on.

Unconscious biases are learned stereotypes about people that everyone forms without realizing it. Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about an individual, group or institution.

Everyone has unconscious biases, and they are often different to your conscious values. Most of the decisions and judgements that we make on a day to day basis are informed by unconscious bias.

This series of videos help unpack Unconscious Bias:

• Understanding unconscious bias:

• Implicit bias:

• Implicit bias (children and young people):

• Bias in the classroom: