Sigma Polaris' Blog Category: DEI

Recruiting a diverse workforce – the Star Wars case

A princess. An orphan. A smuggler. Two droids. A large scary bear. And an awful lot of tiny adorable bears. In case you haven’t figured it out, this is the Diversity perspective of the Star Wars’ story. And how by recruiting such a diverse workforce, […]

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Recruiting a diverse workforce – the Star Wars case

Unconscious bias can be useful, but is imperfect. Let it perish in the workplace.

Unconscious bias can help us to make efficient decisions. We use it to decide if a restaurant is likely to suit our tastes or if it is likely to rain. Where unconscious bias can be a critical issue is when we form incorrect chains of […]

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Unconscious bias can be useful, but is imperfect. Let it perish in the workplace.

Kathrine Switzer – running for Women’s Rights

Kathrine decided to run the Boston Marathon when the predominant mindset was “women are too fragile to run long distances“. She became an activist for Women’s rights.Kathrine finished the race, ahead of many men. She was famously attacked during the race, and pictures of the […]

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Kathrine Switzer – running for Women’s Rights

How an Orchestra removed bias from recruitment

The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra removed bias from the recruitment process by accident. Female trombone player Abbie Conant was hired using a blind audition method but harassed for 13 years by the Orchestra that hired her. When the curtain went down, the discrimination went up. They […]

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Sigma Polaris' Blog Category: DEI

Recruiting a diverse workforce – the Star Wars case

Unconscious bias can be useful, but is imperfect. Let it perish in the workplace.

Kathrine Switzer – running for Women’s Rights

How an Orchestra removed bias from recruitment

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