Understanding Gender Bias

Which of the following statements most accurately describes how gender biases are formed?

• Through the labels assigned to individuals, for example, discouraging little girls from being 'aggressive' or 'bossy'.

• Through media exposure, for example, portrayals of men and women in cartoons, soap operas, television and newspapers and movies.

• All of the above

A team decides not to give a woman a high-profile project because they assume it would be too much for her to handle as she just had a baby. This is considered unconscious gender bias.

• False

• True

• I do not know

• It does not matter

It is okay for an employer to ask a woman during a job interview if she plans to have children. This is not unconscious bias.

• It does not matter

• True

• False

• I do not know

Both men and women prefer leadership traits considered as more 'masculine' which makes it more challenging to promote women in the workplace.

• False

• True

Giving a job to the candidate you most “clicked” with, perhaps because of a shared interest or because they studied at the same school as you, is not unconscious bias.

• False

• I do not know

• True

• It does not matter

It is acceptable for a hiring manager to favor a candidate based on their personal connection rather than their qualifications. This is not considered unconscious bias.

• True

• False

• I do not know

• It does not matter

A company decides to promote a male employee over a more qualified female employee because they believe the male employee will be more accepted by clients. This is an example of unconscious gender bias.

• True

• False