Research shows that confronting individuals about racial bias can reduce such behavior. The effects of witnessing racial bias have been compared t

A recent MIT Sloane Review articleLinks to an external site. stated the following: “Research shows that confronting individuals about racial bias can reduce such behavior. The effects of witnessing racial bias have been compared to exposure to secondhand smoke, with repercussions for bystanders as well as targets, making such confrontations helpful not only for the targets of bias but also for their colleagues.” You can read the full article here:

https://sloanreview-mit-edu.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/sloanreview.mit.edu/article/confronting-the-uncomfortable-reality-of-workplace-discrimination/amp#ref11Links to an external site.

or here: Secondhand Bias Article.pdf Download Secondhand Bias Article.pdf 

Describe how witnessing racial bias is similar to secondhand smoke.

What else do you suggest organizations do to confront and correct bias?

Secondhand Bias Article.pdf