What's The Difference?

Why the increased conversation around unconscious and implicit bias is significant, and why “affinity bias” (positive bias) is often overlooked but just as influential Sara shares a personal story from her daughter that illustrates the impact of positive and negative bias and responding to microaggression Why positive bias can create negative reactions, and why it is important to understand positive bias in our workplaces Why recognizing and responding to positive bias is an important component of bringing equity to a workplace Sara shares examples of highly visible affinity bias that her family experienced while visiting the Dominican Republic Why passing through Customs and Immigration was made easier by having Sara take the bags and go through before her husband Why it is vital that we begin addressing affinity bias in the same ways that we address implicit and unconscious bias About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minne