From loss aversion to social proof: The four unconscious biases tanking your investments
Your brain is wired to make you a bad investor. So understanding and recognising subconscious biases is essential for navigating the stock market successfully, says Dan Monheit from Hardhat.
Why your business shouldn’t ignore the diversity factor
Diversity needs to go beyond identity factors, such as someone’s age, sex and nationality. Business leaders must also work on creating teams that are cognitively diverse.
How Dylan Alcott is helping make recruitment accessible for Aussies with disabilities
A new partnership between Randstad and disability advocacy enterprise Get Skilled Access is creating a program to bring disabled Australians into mainstream recruitment streams.
What Adam Grant got wrong about bias, and how we can all do better
On International Women’s Day last week, at a time when diversity and bias were in the spotlight, it was hard to miss one of Adam Grant's latest posts, this time full of bias and privilege.
The ‘little and subtle things’ keeping women out of startups — and what to do about them
Many 'little and subtle things' work together to keep women out of startups, according to Jacqui Barrett, a partner at Hall & Wilcox’s Frank Lab startup accelerator.
Does data science need a Hippocratic Oath? Or would some data literacy suffice?
There are numerous examples of algorithms doing harm. So has data science reached the point at which an ethical pledge is deemed necessary?
Hipsters, hustlers and hackers: Three instances of everyday bias in startupland
Play2Lead founder and chief Theresa Lim shares some personal stories of how biases have affected her as a startup founder.
Five things employers can do today to better support women in the workplace
Women are entering the workforce in greater numbers than ever before, but many are still fighting an uphill battle when it comes to career opportunities.
The gender qualification gap: Why women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities
While men over-invest by up to 4%, women over-invest by up to 11%, hinting at higher hurdles for women to clear along the career ladder.
“Many women have reservations against women leaders”: Seven ways to reduce bias in the workplace
A whopping 28% of women and 45% of men consider women to be less qualified for leadership positions, so here is what you can do to reduce workplace bias.
Unconscious bias: Amazon forced to scrap machine learning recruitment tool because it didn’t like women
E-commerce giant Amazon reportedly had to scrap a machine-learning recruitment tool because it was biased against resumes that featured the word 'women'.
Networking is key to better funding outcomes for female entrepreneurs
Women need to build and nurture the right kind of networks if they want to improve their chances of gaining access to capital and talent.
