Unconscious bias in employment

Unconscious bias in business is apparent across a whole range of factors, including: appearance, gender, height, race, weight, accent and age.

Fortune 500: average height of US men = 5’. 9”;
the average height of US CEOs = 6’.0”.
14.5% of US men are >6’.0”;
58% of Fortune 500 CEOs are 6’.0”+.

In Fortune 500 companies, ethnic minorities hold about 7% of board seats; ethnic minority women hold about 3.2% of board seats. However, 36.3% of the population is from an ethnic minority.

Women begin to be discriminated against as a result of their weight when their BMI is 27. In contrast, men are not at serious risk of weight bias until their BMI is 35.

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Information adapted from the “Unconscious bias infographic” published by Jaluch. For more, see: www.jaluch.co.uk/unconscious-bias-infographic/.
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