Name: Race Bias in Hiring: When Both Applicant and Employer Lose (feat. Devah Pager) by Outsmarting Implicit Bias
Duration: 8 min 56 s
Description: In a groundbreaking study, sociologist Devah Pager showed that being Black hurts an applicant's chances of being hired just as much as a felony conviction. What do decisions based on gut instincts mean for the survival of a business?

...to employers being black was equivalent to having a criminal conviction... Unbelievable 😮

In a groundbreaking study, sociologist Devah Pager showed that being Black hurts an applicant's chances of being hired just as much as a felony conviction. What do decisions based on gut instincts mean for the survival of a business?

Race Bias in Hiring: When Both Applicant and Employer Lose (feat. Devah Pager)

Explore the mind’s blindspots with Outsmarting Implicit Bias, an educational media series founded by Harvard psychologist Mahzarin Banaji. Apply insights from the science to make better decisions in life and at work.

Race Bias in Hiring: When Both Applicant and Employer Lose (feat. Devah Pager)

Outsmarting Implicit Bias

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