Alternet - 11/30/07
Freada Kapor Klein’s article “Do Snap Judgments Amount to Bias in the Workplace?” Excerpt:
So how does this impact the workplace? Actually, the better question might be: How doesn’t it impact the workplace? From letters of recommendation, resumes and hiring interviews to promotions, wages and job assignments, the unintended but inherent biases of our corporate leaders throw up barriers that are not the blatantly discriminatory practices that can be fought in the legalistic framework. These barriers are, perhaps, even more insidious, since they remain the largest impediment to success for people of color, women, and gays and lesbians in the United States.
