2014 Schedule
Founder
Thursday, Sep 18
3:00pm — 4:30pm
Rally Software - LoDo
182 attending
Are You Unconsciously Biased? A Fun Way to Learn Why It Matters For Women and Tech
Learn about some of the hidden barriers that often prevent technical organizations from hiring and retaining top talent. This video will take you through a series of engaging, interactive experiments that introduce the concept of unconscious bias and explain why this information is vital for technical companies to understand. We will also point to free NCWIT resources you can use to address these hidden barriers in order to better attract and retain a diverse workforce that will drive future innovation.
Speakers:
Dr. Catherine Ashcraft, NCWIT Senior Research Scientist
Jill Ross, NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance Director.
http://www.ncwit.org/resources/unconscious-bias-and-why-it-matters-women-and-tech