Explicit bias
Micro aggressions don’t always start as negative. What makes them harmful is that we are grouping people by who they are in an identity group rather than who they are within themselves.
Implicit bias that we hold is not harmful unless we allow it to change the way how we treat people or how we speak to people. Because that’s when implicit bias becomes explicit.
APPROACHES TO AVOID IMPLICT TURING EXPLICIT
1 Understand and embrace your bias. When we understand we have a bias, we have the chance to overcome it and not to make the same mistakes again.
2 Highlight common goals during team work. Full cooperation help reduce bias index.
3 Find exceptions. If someone believes only mens can become successful entrepreneurs, then convince them by showing him examples of outstanding businesswomen.
4 Education. Infuse diverse thoughts to the children when they are at the best age of plasticity.