Events Detail

Speaker:
Dr Pragya Agarwal

Dr. Pragya Agarwal is a behavioral and data scientist, author of 'Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias' and 'Wish we knew what to say: Talking with children about race' both published last year, and founder of a research think-tank 'The 50 Percent Project'. Her next book (M)OTHERHOOD: On the choices of being a woman is out on June 3rd. She hosts the podcasts 'Outside the Boxes' and 'Wish We Knew' to accompany the book of the same name.

In this event, Dr. Agarwal discusses the science of how our biases are formed, and how we are all biased. She will discuss how stereotypes are formed, why benevolent stereotypes are harmful, and how these manifest in the form of microaggressions, what the impact of microaggressions are, and why it is so important to address the implicit and subversive forms of biases. Beyond race and gender, Dr. Agarwal will also discuss a range of other biases such as age, accent, names, etc, and technology.

Moderation: Cornelia Klocker / Felicia Afriyie

Please note: The workshop will not be recorded!!!!!