Non-zero sum game: a talk about diversity
summary
Evidence-based case that bias, not talent, shapes hiring: blind auditions raise women’s hires by 40%; recruiters form decisions within about four minutes; women report needing ~100% of listed skills to apply vs ~60% for men. Corporate data link diverse leadership to ~19% higher revenue via more innovation. National figures: 14% of IT students are women but only ~25% of them enter the workforce, dropping to roughly 3–4% representation. Suggested fixes: structured interviews, written feedback, hiring committees and checking meritocracy traps exposed by system 1 thinking.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:19Who are you
- 2:03What is it
- 6:33System 1 vs System 2
- 7:57Stereotypes
- 10:18Storyboards
- 15:36Would you apply
- 18:26Meritocracy
- 22:45Recruitment process
- 26:30Financial results
- 28:45Data
- 30:12What can we do
- 36:15Take away
- 45:45Conclusion
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