Perhaps blind taste tests must be done. (And something similar for computer science). I know the judges think that when they taste food, they use only their superior pallet and do not take into account the gender of the chef. This is also what conductors thought when auditioning musicians for their orchestras, until they installed screens so the conductor could not see the musician. They soon found out that their gender bias was affecting the ears. The number of women in orchestras rose from a small percentage to nearly 50%.
Eliminating bias can be obvious like above, or less so, like not asking students to list their race and gender on standardized tests. I recently read the book "Blink" and it was very enlightening.
Perhaps blind taste tests
Perhaps blind taste tests must be done. (And something similar for computer science). I know the judges think that when they taste food, they use only their superior pallet and do not take into account the gender of the chef. This is also what conductors thought when auditioning musicians for their orchestras, until they installed screens so the conductor could not see the musician. They soon found out that their gender bias was affecting the ears. The number of women in orchestras rose from a small percentage to nearly 50%.
Eliminating bias can be obvious like above, or less so, like not asking students to list their race and gender on standardized tests. I recently read the book "Blink" and it was very enlightening.