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On this page you will find and learn everything about gender bias, and the relation to diversity and inclusion.
Avoid gender bias in your communications
When we speak about more diversity and inclusion in the workforce, gender diversity is something that almost always comes up. Companies strive for more women in leadership roles, or more women in general, but struggle to succeed in doing so. Gender bias plays an important role here. And it all starts during the recruitment process. If you are an organization working toward your D&I goals then you need to consider gender bias in your communications. You don’t want people to feel excluded based on their gender. By writing inclusively, among other things, you make sure that you don’t exclude people based on gender, for example.
Gender bias and the Textmetrics platform
At Textmetrics, we can help you do just that. We offer an innovative augmented writing platform that uses AI algorithms to help you write job descriptions using a more gender-neutral tone of voice and words that appeal to both men and women. Because when an equal group of candidates apply, it’s a lot easier to discover what women have to offer. On this page we will publish several documents about diversity and inclusion and gender bias.
Latest news about gender bias
Four ways to encourage more women to apply to your jobs
Gender diversity in the workplace has numerous benefits. But to build a well-balanced workforce, women need to actually apply to your jobs. You may have noticed – that getting women to apply to your jobs seems trickier to accomplish than you probably thought it would...
How to achieve more diversity in the workplace: five tips
How diverse is your workplace? It’s a question that’s not always easy to answer. There might be a lot of talk about diversity in your workplace. Although that’s a good start, it’s not the same as actively promoting workplace diversity. So try to answer the question by...
What is gender bias in the workplace?
Bias comes in many forms and can cause us to form prejudices against others. One of the biases we often see in the workplace is gender bias. It’s the tendency to prefer one gender over another. Often, it’s men that are preferred over women. This preference is not one...
The impact of gender bias in the workplace
When we discuss workplace discrimination, gender bias is one of those topics we can’t ignore. We’re sure that all companies want to treat men and women equally. Unfortunately, though, in practice, women often don’t benefit from the same opportunities. In many...
Gender bias in job descriptions—where we stand now
In recent years, it has become clear that companies need to focus more on diversity and inclusion. People of all backgrounds, genders, and ages need to be equally represented in an organization. And they need to have equal opportunities when they apply for a job. Most...
Three examples of gender bias in the workplace
Think about your workplace and ask yourself the following questions: Do you employ as many women as you do men? Do you have as many women in leadership roles as you do men? Do men and women earn equal salaries for the same job? If the answer to one or more of these...
What is gender bias?
Bias comes in many forms and causes us to form prejudices against others. It helps us categorize things to make sense of the world around us. But although it’s common, biases aren’t harmless. In the workplace, for example, gender bias is a very common problem. It’s...
5 ways to prevent gender bias in your recruitment process
In 2022, we still have to deal with exclusion within the recruitment process. Most of the time people are not aware of for example gender bias in their process. Therefore, it’s getting more and more important to make everybody aware of gender. In this whitepaper we...
Gender bias in job ads: women are still excluded
Do you have trouble recruiting women? Then you might want to read through your job ads once more before you post them. Chances are that they exclude women. Not because you want to exclude them, but because of something we call gender bias. The words used in job ads...
2 ways to eliminate gender bias in the workplace
Gender bias in the workplace probably still happens. But not in your company, right? Are you sure about that? Do you hire as many women as you do men? Is the salary equal between both? The pay gap between men and women is a real thing. Just as gender bias is....
Gender bias in the recruitment process
Gender bias in recruitment is a real problem. Across all industries, gender bias plays a role in hiring decisions. Often, recruiters don’t even know they are biased. This makes the issue even more difficult to solve. Because how do you prevent something from happening...
Gender bias: 3 reasons why gender-neutral language matters
Have you noticed the increase of attention on gender-neutral language? Recently, it seems more people are aware of the importance of non-sexist language or inclusive language. All terms that gender-neutral language covers. When using gender-neutral language, you avoid...
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