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People have unconscious biases. Merely telling them to avoid those biases is unhelpful. Giving them ideas how to avoid those biases is more helpful. "Have someone screening applications. That person also removes anything that identifies protected characteristics" is one tip. (In the UK those are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil union, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, and sexuality. In the US they are race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexuality, pregnancy, citizenship[1], familial status, disability, veteran status, and genetic information.) |