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How Small Inequities Lead To Big Inequalities (2017)

October 20, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

This article looks at how large of an impact small implicit biases can have on underrepresented groups. It features statistics of salary disparities and an interview with Ron Mallon, a professor at Washington University, to go into further detail about these large impacts.

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Citation (Chicago):

Lombrozo, Tania. “How Small Inequalities Lead to Big Inequalities.” WPSU. July 24, 2017. http://radio.wpsu.org/post/how-small-inequities-lead-big-inequalities

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