But our individually held biases often precede the type of racist practices that become embedded and normalized within organizations.”.
To detect bias against Black women with natural hair, the researchers recruited participants of different races and asked them to assume the role of recruiters screening job candidates.
Participants were given profiles of Black and white female job candidates and asked to rate them on professionalism, competence and other factors.
One group saw a photo of the candidate with natural hair while the other group saw her with straight hair.
“But there fundamentally has to be a level of awareness that the natural hair bias exists.
It was only three years ago that the U.S. Army eased restrictions on natural hairstyles for Black soldiers, Rosette noted.
In recent months, several cities and states have passed laws prohibiting discrimination against natural hairstyles for Black people at work and public school. »
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