A Better Metric: The Role of Unconscious Race and Gender Bias in the 2008 Presidential Race

摘要: The 2008 presidential campaign and election will be historic. It marks the first time a Black person (Barack Obama) woman (Hillary Clinton) have real chance at winning Presidency. Their viability as candidates symbolizes significant progress in overcoming racial gender stereotypes America. But closer analysis of campaigns reveals that race placed enormous constraints on how these two Senators can run their candidacy. This is not surprising light history voting politics what perhaps more had to struggle only with overt sexism racism, but unconscious, or implicit, biases campaigns. Recent research from social psychologists indicates unconscious are widespread influence judgment. Because existing anti-discrimination law designed combat overt, explicit, biases, it does address well. If even Clinton Obama, an array consultants advisors behind them, find racism stumbling block nothing than most elaborate, grandest job interview them all, then must average seeking promotion?