Derail

Common anti-patterns that shift the focus of a conversation about bias away from the original topic of discussion.

Criticizing and Dismissive terms

Share the negative feedback terms you have gotten within your career, and take a look at what's there so far to see whether your criticisms are common for female in general -- not just particular to you. In aggregate, we start to see some noteworthy trends: For example, women are "oversensitive"; Men are "messy". The top terms used for women focus on faults in personality while the top terms used for men focus on faults in maintaining their workplace environment. So, the next time you're thinking about passing over someone because of the top traits listed here, take a step back and reflect on how much the culture you are in, and the preconceptions you have, may be affecting your choices.

Gender Study

Study conducted by Blaise Aguera y Arcas to explore gender and identity.