Name: How to recognize privilege – and uplift those without it
Uploaded: 2023-01-17T16:12:05Z
Duration: 15 min 25 s
Description: Depending on your lot in life, you may see the status quo as a result of unearned privilege or a simple reflection of merit. Backed by statistics and personal stories, lawyer Mariam Veiszadeh offers a much-needed perspective check on the quasi-equality touted in business today, calling for real change in workplace diversity and inclusion that routs out biases rather than replicating them.

Depending on your lot in life, you may see the status quo as a result of unearned privilege or a simple reflection of merit. Backed by statistics and personal stories, lawyer Mariam Veiszadeh offers a much-needed perspective check on the quasi-equality touted in business today, calling for real change in workplace diversity and inclusion that routs out biases rather than replicating them.

Unearned privilege and unconscious bias shape who rises and who stalls in business and society, often without anyone noticing. Even with nearly 40 percent of Australians having at least one parent born overseas, diverse faces rarely reach the top. Studies reveal that job seekers with names like Nadine or Hong must send up to 68 percent more applications than those named Lisa or Andrew just to get an interview. True equality demands more than good intentions; it calls for active measures that expose bias and level the field.