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Implicit bias
A bias that happens automatically and is triggered by
our brain making quick judgments and assessments of
people and situations, influenced by our background,
cultural environment and personal experiences.
Similar to ‘unconscious bias’, but the term questions
the level to which these biases are unconscious,
especially due to increasing awareness of them.
Once recognised and acknowledged, ways to mitigate
the impact of these biases on behaviour and decisions
can be found.
Intersectionality
An approach to understanding discrimination,
inequality and disadvantage that foregrounds the
impact of power structures upon interlinked aspects of
people’s identities, especially their race, gender,
sexuality and disability, without treating these
categories as discrete or separable.
Micro-aggression
A term developed to capture the subtle, brief and
everyday indignities, whether intentional or not, that
suggest, imply or directly communicate prejudice.
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