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The Mainstreaming of Implicit Bias Training

It was only a few years ago that the phrases “unconscious bias” or “implicit bias” started making the rounds in the legal community. I can trace the discussion on this blog to a 2014 guest post from a former law professor of mine, Kim Norwood, who talked about it in the context of her own experiences here.  I also talked about it in the context of a 2014 study that showed that married men with stay-at-home wives had negative attitudes towards working women.   Implicit bias has gained steam over the last several years. Indeed, Professor Norwood came to our firm in 2015 to give a presentation on The Mischief Biases Play in Law and the Legal Profession.  Suffice to say, it was well received and she was asked back again for a further presentation. All of this is a precursor to what I think may be the biggest development thus far in the mainstreaming of the “implicit bias” theory and training. Earlier this week, Starbucks announced that it w...