(upbeat music) You maybe asking yourself how does diversity impact myself and others here? Here, we'll go over how we can use diversity to make an impact in our own workplace. You'll see how you can be affected by unconscious bias as well as take inspiration from how diversity is promoted all over the world. The word bias can make people uncomfortable. And many people think that they do not have any biases at all. In reality, that isn't true because we all have biases. We shouldn't hide from our biases or pretend they don't exist. Instead we should reflect on what our own biases are and consider their unintended effects on our decision-making. You've probably heard the term unconscious bias. What does that mean exactly? According to Vanderbilt University, unconscious or implicit bias is often defined as, "Prejudice or unsupported judgements in favor "of or against one thing, person or group "as compared to another, "in a way that is usually considered unfair." As a result of unconscious biases certain people benefit and other people are penalized. In contrast, deliberate prejudices are defined as conscious bias or explicit bias. (air whooshing) Here are some examples of bias. Bias against gender expression. Like discriminating against an employee who is transitioning to the gender they identify with. Bias against perceived immigration status. Like if a temporary resident with work authorization isn't hired because the company doesn't want to deal with filling out the appropriate paperwork. Bias against perceived socioeconomic status. Like using terms such as ghetto, inner-city, and welfare-reliant. Bias against perceived ethnicity. Like not hiring a person due to what country they grew up in (air whooshing), Bias, only lives inside someone's head because of what they perceive as reality. Bias is based on assumptions about another person but it doesn't reflect reality.