Unconscious biases and microaggressions may not significantly affect every single interaction or decision, but their cumulative effects over time can cause unintended harm to others. It is important to remember that while we all have unconscious biases, they can be changed by examining our own personal beliefs, values, attitudes, and perceptions.

Unless we learn how to disrupt our unconscious bias, we may intentionally favour people from certain groups over others. And because our unconscious bias tends to be ingrained, it takes work to unlearn. However, unconscious bias can be changed, and doing this work benefits our decision-making, our relationships, and our interactions in the workplace and beyond.