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Diversity MattersIssue 68, September 2010ContentsUnderstanding unconscious bias in Australia2Can what you don’t know, hurt you – or somebody else?4Communication on disability key6Leading practice case study: PwC8Opportunity cost – flexible working and unconscious bias10Putting the microscope on Indigenous bias11LGBT people – beware the stereotype12Myths and facts about mature aged workers13Racial and cultural bias in recruitment14Avoiding bias in redundancy14Six steps to identify and address unconscious bias15Welcome to Diversity Council Australia’s Diversity Matters for September 2010. In this issue, we investigate unconscious bias, what it means and how it might manifest in the workplace for each of the key diversity dimensions.In our opening story, Nareen Young, DCA’s CEO and Lisa Annese, DCA’s Acting Research Director explain the theory behind unconscious bias, profile leading research in the area, and consider why we should examine it more closely.Writing especially for DCA members, Dr Anne Summers AO, best-selling author and journalist and expert on gender issues, takes a critical look at unconscious bias to gauge the value of the concept. Paul Barry, founder of .au, gives us a revealing and very personal account of how workplaces and colleagues can avoid unconscious bias against people with a disability.In our leading practice case study, we discover how PwC is adopting innovative approaches to tackling unconscious bias, particularly in the area of gender. Through a familiar workplace scenario, Jacqui Abbott from Allens Arthur Robinson explores the role of unconscious bias against people accessing work-life initiatives.Rachelle Towart of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre, shares her views of unconscious bias against Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples, while Gerry Meleady of Pride in Diversity warns of the dangers of making assumptions about sexual orientation in the workplace. We review two interesting pieces of research that uncover how