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shrikebait's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Informative and thorough. Went with the audiobook and I think that was a solid choice. Very heavy on research findings, which is great, but a bit too dry in text form for me.
pushingdessy's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Why do we have bias, and how can we reduce its impacts to work towards more egalitarian societies?
Those are the questions that Jessica Nordell sought to answer. This was a rather phenomenal read, packed with research on real world experiments around the world led by people who’d had enough.
We’ve all probably heard about the story of the managers who are given two CVs with the same qualifications, one from Jane and one from John, and they end up picking John every time, or another experiment like it. Nordell offers a plethora of examples of this kind, both from the lab and the real world, mostly focused on gender and race. She also presents a selection of cases she studied in depth where changes had been made to overcome bias.
The book is split into three parts. “How bias works” gets into the science of why all human beings have biases, even if we truly believe ourselves to be unprejudiced, and the impacts that cumulative, daily bias has on historically marginalized demographic groups. “Changing minds” gets into how we can become aware of our bias so we can begin to change it; why diversity trainings might have the opposite effect; and some tested tools to begin rewiring our brains. Finally, “Making it last” goes deeper, insisting that individual or community changes are not enough, and offering some examples of architectural or systemic changes that have been effective in altering the culture itself towards equity and inclusion.
I think everyone can benefit from reading this one, but it's a fundamental read in particular for anyone in any sort of leadership position. While it’s not meant as a guidebook, it’s full of science-based clues and examples we can follow to begin dismantling bias in our own spheres of influence.
Those are the questions that Jessica Nordell sought to answer. This was a rather phenomenal read, packed with research on real world experiments around the world led by people who’d had enough.
We’ve all probably heard about the story of the managers who are given two CVs with the same qualifications, one from Jane and one from John, and they end up picking John every time, or another experiment like it. Nordell offers a plethora of examples of this kind, both from the lab and the real world, mostly focused on gender and race. She also presents a selection of cases she studied in depth where changes had been made to overcome bias.
The book is split into three parts. “How bias works” gets into the science of why all human beings have biases, even if we truly believe ourselves to be unprejudiced, and the impacts that cumulative, daily bias has on historically marginalized demographic groups. “Changing minds” gets into how we can become aware of our bias so we can begin to change it; why diversity trainings might have the opposite effect; and some tested tools to begin rewiring our brains. Finally, “Making it last” goes deeper, insisting that individual or community changes are not enough, and offering some examples of architectural or systemic changes that have been effective in altering the culture itself towards equity and inclusion.
I think everyone can benefit from reading this one, but it's a fundamental read in particular for anyone in any sort of leadership position. While it’s not meant as a guidebook, it’s full of science-based clues and examples we can follow to begin dismantling bias in our own spheres of influence.
iartola's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Interesting studies about reducing racial bias among schoolchildren
srjennings's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
A thought provoking book! The author does a good job narrating the audio edition. As someone who is interested in working with other whites to oppose racism, this book was full of good information about studied and practiced methods that are proven to have positive and lasting impact. I will definitely be referencing it in my work.
kristhea's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
samadli's review against another edition
3.0
The End of Bias is an average book. For sure it gives quite a good overview of how we form biases, consciously or subconsciously. However, it could be a way shorter book with fewer stories and more practical guidelines on how to overcome them. I'm giving it 3 stars purely because it helped me understand the process of bias formation, and it was in the first couple of chapters of the book. The rest was not very engaging.
thebruce's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0