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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by WalterSear on Friday July 12, 2013 @03:12PM (#6034512)
If the bias is subconcious, moving to this would still have an effect.
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by nostrademons on Friday July 12, 2013 @06:44PM (#6035789)
People are remarkably good at picking up on subtle signals that correlate well with their existing biases. Instead of "It seems like a women" they'll subconsciously think "It seems like an even."
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by WalterSear on Saturday July 13, 2013 @05:55PM (#6038945)
It wouldn't be perfect, but most of the effect would be removed.
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