Implicit Bias, Equity, & Diversity

The Construction Center of Excellence is committed to supporting a culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity in the construction industry.

 
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The Workforce Implicit Bias Training Institute is an in-person and online training platform for the workforce education system in Washington State, to develop working tools and processes to identify and reduce unconscious biases that hinder student, apprentice, faculty, and leadership success and enrich the overall campus, learning and training environments.

 

IMPLICIT BIAS INSTITUTE IN WORKFORCE EDUCATION

The project is building a sustainable training model, through the development and implementation of a pathway of scaffolded Cycles and trainings. The project is building a cohort of campus, K-12 and apprenticeship advocates to identify and strategically reduce bias at all critical decision-points through the examination and implementation of policies and practices within each respective campus, K-12 and apprenticeship program.

The project is led by the Washington State Centers of Excellence for: Marine Manufacturing & Technology, Construction, Careers in Education, Agriculture & Natural Resource, and the Machinists Institute.


Resources and Events

Knocking Down Walls: Discrimination and Harassment in Construction

The hearing, “Knocking Down Walls: Discrimination and Harassment in Construction,” provides historical, statistical, and experiential evidence of race- and sex-based harassment and discrimin­ation that has limited opportunities for Black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American and female workers in construction.

Harvard Project Implicit for self assessment.

Racial Impact Assessment Tool

Diversity and Equity in Hiring: 17 Steps in the Hiring Process

Implicit Bias Resources This list includes multiple sources and sites for information.

13th by Ava DuVernay,  https://youtu.be/1WU608Z2678 

Presentation from Dr. K. Dutt, Columbia University https://fas.columbia.edu/files/fas/content/Dutt%20Implicit%20Bias%20Presentation%20090817.pdf

National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) https://www.napequity.org

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Empower Women’s Leadership Conference