Implicit Bias Analysis

I am always looking for ways to become not only more culturally aware, but more aware of my own implicit biases. Because of this, I decided to take the implicit bias tests. Although all of them looked rather intriguing, I decided on the gender-career and Muslim-Arab test. This is because I had preconceived notions about these two subjects based solely on the media growing and although I have since formed my own opinions, I wondered if I had some implicit biases that have been planted in me from childhood.
The first test I took was the gender-career test. I my results suggest I have a moderate automatic association for "Male with Career and Female with Family". I wasn't completely surprised by these results. In America, we have been taught from a young age through television and the media that women tend to the family and men support the family. As I get older, I realize that this is not true, but my innate biases crept up during the tests. No matter how much I accomplish and how quickly I getting closer to my career goals, that bias is still present in my mind. I have changed my attitude about this bias, but I never changed the way I feel unconsciously. Without even

This is a difficult time in the country. I support anyone who comes into this country with the good intentions most have. I had a pretty solid view of how I felt. With that being said, this was the perfect time to check my biases and see what’s in my heart. Not to my surprise, my results suggested suggest no automatic preference between “Arab Muslims and Other People”. I definitely agree with these results. I grew up in an environment that frown upon anyone with a different background than me. However, in my heart in never stuck. I remember butting heads with my parents because I would always challenge their prejudices. I think some people have a natural tendency to associate anyone different than them as a threat. I don’t think like