Creative Equity Toolkit

Three in four people have an implicit negative bias against Indigenous Australians, study finds

A study of 11,000 people over 11 years by the Australian National University has found that 75% of Australians have an implicit bias against Indigenous Australians, as shown through the Harvard Implicit Association test.

'the study also found that things like gender, occupation, religion and level of education did little to change a person's implicit bias.'

Unconscious Bias Training

The British Independent Film Awards offers a training program to all votes and jurors to help them recognise and mitigate against potential bias based on genre, budget, commerciality, reputation or the gender and race of key creatives or lead actors.

This training is supported by ScreenSkills using National Lottery funds awarded by the BFI.

Understanding White Privilege and its Legacy in Australia

In this research, Kerrie Nelson aims to understand white privilege and its legacy in relation to her work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.

Unravelling the Concept of Unconscious Bias

Analysis of the development of the concept of 'unconscious bias', and the shift of culpability for racism from institutions and structures into the unconscious.