Inclusive recruitment & assessment

Tools & Resources from the GEAR ACTION TOOLBOX As summarised in a 2018 policy brief by the Europe

Unintended Cognitive and Systems Biases identifies seven personal biases that can influence hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions.

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We are all biased. What can we do? The ALBA Declaration on Equity & Inclusion advises to implement unbiased selection, hiring, and assessment, by using consistent, well-defined evaluation criteria. This article provides useful tips & resources on best practices about evaluation criteria.

Un film réalisé par le Bureau de l'égalité de l’Université de Lausanne.

Inclusive, Transparent and Unbiased Recruitment Processes

A growing body of research literature and an increasing number of examples identify strategies and practices that institutions and organizations can adopt to diversify talent pools, mitigate biases in evaluation and promotion, and create and sustain a positive, inclusive organizational climate (Boxes 4-4 and 4-5). The sections below offer practical guidance on specific steps that institutions can implement to work to improve recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).

A study found that women’s performance suffered when they knew they were being evaluated against their peers.

Nature Human Behaviour - Régner et al. show that, in a nationwide competition for elite research positions, committees that hold strong implicit gender biases and doubt that women face...

Les stéréotypes de genre sont problématiques car ils interfèrent avec les critères de sélection établis pour le recrutement et avec les mérites supposés des candidat·e·s. Ils peuvent mener à des décisions biaisées, à l’encontre des principes méritocratiques et égalitaires prônés par l’université.