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　　Theresnosuchthingasanunbiasedperson。JustaskresearchersGreenwaldandBanaji，authorsofBlindspot，andtheircolleaguesatProjectImplicit。（linkisexternal）Theyvediscoveredthatbecauseofalifetimeofconditioningbysocialinstitutionslikethemedia，churchandschoolsweharborunconsciousbiasesthatinfluenceourjudgmentsaboutpeoplescharacter，abilityandpotential。Implicitbias，accordingtotheirfindings，isinevi。
　　Iwasonthereceivingendofthiswhenmyunclewasplacedinarehabtogethisbearingsafteramajorhealthscarelefthimreeling。
　　Iarrivedonthescenecladinyellowshorts，freckledandtan，casual，butfarfromdisheveled。Iwasntinmyworkgarb，butstillrelativelypolished。Eventhoughmyattiremademeseemyoungish，itsrarethatpeoplemistakemeforunder30。Yes，Iam99percentbeyondgettingcardedanymore，butnotpastmyprime，whateverthatmeans，anyway。
　　InwalksDr。SoandSo，chestpuffedout。LetscallhimDr。Peacock（forobviousreasons，yes？）。Thetooimportanttomakeeyecontacttype。ShallIbownoworlater？Hegotrighttothepoint。Timetoconducthismentalhealthassessmentofmyuncle。Drumroll，please。Letthemagicbegin。
　　Hewaspatronizing。Condescending。Hisskillsleftalottobedesired。Itwasagoodoldfashioneddogandponyshowthatseemedmorethanabitselfindulgenttome。ButwhatdidIknow？Iwasjuststandingthereobservingfrommycorneroftheroom，with20yearsofmentalhealthexperienceundermybelt。Youmighthavetodobetterthanthistoimpressme，Doc。
　　Thewholeexercisewasblasphemy。Hewasclearlyshowingoff，sabotaginganychanceofformingameaningfulrapportwithmyuncle，oractuallybeingableto（imagineit！）helphim。
　　Hewasnowreadytoacknowledgeme。Glorybe。Hesmuglylookedmeupanddown，askingWhosthiscutegirl？Youalreadylostmewithyourdiagnosticcircus，butcutegirlwasnowtheclincher。Heextendedhishandandproudlyintroducedhimself，asiftheheavenswereabouttoopenup。NoHallelujahshere。Iwaswindingup。
　　ImanagedtorememberwhatIlearnedonmyyogamatearlierthatday，andtookasmuchbreathinashumanlypossible。IthenretortedImDr。Kris。EmphasisDOCTOR（IdontoftenpulloutTheDoctorCard，butiftherewasaeveratime。。。）。
　　Hisfacedropped。AndIdontthinkitsmygluttonyforSwissskincareproductsandbeetjuicethatledhimdownthewrongpath。Yes，Imaleggybrunette，witharelativelyhealthyglow，butImalsoascholarpractitionerwhohasmademorethanafewsacrificestogettowhereIam。Yet，hissnapjudgmentwasthatImjustanothercutegirl（Mominsiststhatoneday，Illwishsomeonewasstillcallingmecutegirl。Imnotentirelyagainstsomeoneseeingmeasattractive，Ijustneedthemtoseebeyonditandseemore。HeassumedIwasntonhislevel。Hewasntexactlyapologizing，butwascertainlyfumbling。
　　Asshockedashewas，formethatscenewasalltoofamiliar。UsuallyImpeggedforateacher。Yes，inadditiontomyclinicalpractice，Idoteach。ButitsfartoooftenasurprisetopeoplethatmyteachingpositionisastheHeadofaBehavioralScienceDepartmentatamajorBostonUniversity。
　　MyfellowaccomplishedcomradesandIcontinuallydebriefaboutthis。Itsnotthatwereegomaniacsneedingconstantpatsorglorification。Werejusttiredandfrustratedwiththesewaytoofrequenttypesofincidences。Andwehatethatitnotonlyhappenstous，butfartoomanybasedsolelyonappearance。Wewanteveryonetobevaluedandrespected。Wewantassumptionstobedismantledandreplacedwithsomethingmorepositiveandproductivesometimeintheverynearfuture。
　　Wefallpreytothesestrongimplicitbiascurrentsduetoourlongstandingtraditionofkeepingwomen（andmanyothergroups）confinedtoahandfulofoversimplifiedbehaviors，rolesandidentities。BanajiandGreenwald，withworldwidecolleagues，havedevelopedanImplicitAttitudeTesttohelpusdigdeeperandpinpointourunconsciousbias。Thetestshelpuspopouruglybiaspimples。Skinnyvs。fat。Youngvs。Old。Malevs。Female。Whitevs。Black，Gayvs。Straight，Ablebodiedvs。Disabled。Implicitbiasissneakybothrightinourfaceanddeeplyhiddenwithin。Itbegsourattention。
　　Takemyfriend，Laura，forexample。SheworksatarenownedhospitalinBostonasaNuclearRadiologist。Knowstheintroductorydrilllikeclockwork。Whenshementionssheworksinthishospital，9outof10times，shesassumedtobeanurse。Itsalmostalwaysasurebet。Sometimestheythinkshesareceptionist，oraphlebotomisttoo。Theirfirstguessisneverthatshesatopnotchradiologist。
　　Anothercolleaguegetstheclassicheadnod，roboticsmileanddismissivegoodforyoupatonheadwhensherevealsshesanacademicdean。Shesaystheymighteventhinksheslying。MyfriendsinSTEMfieldsgetalotofsilencewhentheybringuptheirprofessionallife。Nocuriousquestions，nomeaningfuldialogue，justblankstaresandquickconversationalexitstrategies。
　　Bytheway，thisisntjustthegripeofwomen。AskmyAfricanAmericanfriendJameswhathappenstohimwhenhesoutandaboutwithouthissuitandtieon。OrmyLBGTQQfriendswhoareunderconstantscrutiny。Orsomeoneover50tryingtonavigatetheprevailingworkplacereplaceyouwiththelatestwithoutblinkingmentality。TrybeingdisabledorhavingalearningdifferenceornothavingthemoneyoryouthfulnesstolooklikeyousteppedoutofPinterestinthisappearancetellsusyoureokayworld。Orbeingteasedyourentirelifeforbeingtoolightordarkortooshortortallortoofatorthin。Thedominantgroupthinkwantstoswallowupanyonefallingoutsideoftheirprescriptivenarrowboundsofacceptance。
　　ThedefaultistowanttogangupagainsttheDr。Peacocksintheworldandhavesomesortofbashfest。Iwanttoriseaboveit，buttruthfully，theblendofarroganceandignoranceprovokesme。Iveworkedreallyhard。Iwanttoberespected。IdontwanttobecalledacutegirlwhenIamanadultprofessionalwoman。
　　Myantigoodolboysclubinstinctssendmeraging，forsure。BringmetoastateofinstantZenamnesia。Butthisisntjustmevs。Dr。Peacock。Oryouvs。someothercharacterwhoinsultsyourintegrity。Itsbiggerthanus。Thisissocialconditioningatitsfinest。Wehavealotofdifficulthistorytoovercome。
　　Icouldeasilyspendmytimestewing，orshakingmyfists，butImnotconvincedthatwilldomuchgood（infact，itmaybringgreaterharm）。And，thetruthofus，Ihavemyownbiastoo。Itsentrenchedinourfabric。Wevegottogetthispoisontorisetothesurfacesowecanskimitoffandflushitaway。Assumptionsdamageourcollectivepower。
　　Ihaveanovelidea：Maybe，insteadoffighting，wecanworktogethertohelpeachotheroutwiththis。Weneedtoacknowledge：
　　1。Weallhavebias。Whetheryellowshorts，freckles，wrinkles，height，weight，awheelchair，skincolor，apersonappearingtoofeminineormasculine，oranyotheroutwardsignofdifference，ourfirsttendencyisoftentoassignjudgment。Implicitbiasispartofbeinghuman。Weareallguiltyascharged。Understandingthisisafirststeptowardsimproving。
　　2。TheresnosuchthingasYourAverageJane。（orJoe，forthatmatter）。Stopwiththeboxingin。Itsjustnotproductive，andyoullendupdeadwrong。Resisttheurgetocategorizeandlumpsumpeopleintoneat，precisecategories。Tryandbothinsteadoftheyoureeitherthisorthatcontingency。Wecanbebothsmartandbeautiful，investedparentsandubercareerdriven，brilliantandvulnerable，feminineandmasculine，powerfulandnurturing，seriousandsilly，andmore。Wehavemanysides，stories，andidentities。Whenwemovebeyondlimitedsocialconstructs，wearefarbetteroff。
　　3。Itsnotproductivetopatronizeoneanother。Yes，anaccomplishedwoman，oranyonewhohasbeenhistoricallymarginalizedoroppressedbecauseofrace，religion，age，gender，socialclass，ability，orsexualorientationhasovercomeoddsandcontinuestowadethroughinstitutionalizedismsbutsheisnotsomenoveltyortokenrolemodelanddoesntneedyoutotreatherhimlikesheissomebigsuccessstory。
　　4。Whatisspokenandunspokenmatters。Dontfallsilentwhenyoulearnaboutwhatwedoorwhatweholdcentraltoouridentity。Becurious。Askquestions。Reallylisten。Dontletitthreatenyourego。Allowyourpreconceptionstobedisrupted。Andplease，whateveryoudo，dontcallusgirl，darling，honey，sweetie，orsomeothernicknameunlessweare10yearsoldorunder（andeventhen，besurethatsokay）orforsomereason，weexplicitlytellyouto。Letyourwordchoicessignifygenuinecuriosityandrespect。Otherwise，youruntheriskofdemeaningus，andlookingnotsoswiftintheprocess。
　　5。Ittakesmorethanafewtries。Gobacktothedrawingboard。Testyourself。Reflectcriticallyonyourblanketjudgments。Takemorethanafewimplicitbiastests。Itbeginswithunderstandingyourblindspots。Whenbiasemerges，challengeyourselftodigdeeperanddobetter。Itsaprocess。Itshard。Itsworthinvestingin。
　　6。Weneedallhandsondeck。Thisisntjustawomensissue，orthatofanydisenfranchisedormarginalizedgroup，butourcollectiveconcern。Weseriouslydisrupthumanprogresswhenwestaystuckinthemireoffixedcategories。Biasandismshurtallofus。Ourworldismorepolarizedthanever，andthereslessandlessthoughtfuldialogueunfolding。Whatwouldhappenifwestoppedtryingtosubscribetonotionsofpowerandprivilegeandbetterthanandstartingvaluingeachothersvariedpossibilities？
　　7。ItdhelpifwetookacuefromAretha：Respecteveryoneyoumeet。Assumetheyareimportant。Everyoneis。