Unconscious Bias

Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals from outside their own conscious awareness.

Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups. These biases stem one’s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing.

Here is a list of some commonly used biased words that are commonly used.

1- Businessman

2- Manpower

3- Manmade

4- The kid

5- You guys

6- Mankind

7- Workmanship

8- Man-sized job

9- Oh man / Oh brother

Here is a list of some unbiased alternative words for the list above.

1- Business Executive

2- Personnel, staff

3- Artificial, machine made

4- The young person, lady or man

5- Team, everyone

6- Humankind, people

7- Quality construction, expertise Po

8- Big job, challenge, huge opportunity

9- Wow, ugh, oh my