workplace bias
Job-related unfair treatment
Workplace bias is unfair treatment or prejudice in employment settings based on characteristics like race, gender, age, or disability.
It can be overt—She was passed over for promotion because of workplace bias—or subtle, appearing in hiring decisions, performance reviews, pay disparities, or daily interactions.
The term encompasses both conscious discrimination and unconscious preferences that affect how employees are evaluated and treated.
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- old boys' clubInformal male power network
boys' club · good old boy network · stereotyping · microaggressions · unequal treatment · religious discrimination · prejudice · anti-discrimination policies · systemic inequality · retaliation · double standards · tokenism · favoritism · power dynamics · office politics · hiring · exclusion · organizational hierarchy
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
- discrimination lawanti-discrimination, nondiscrimination, pay discrimination, discrimination lawsuit, discrimination suit
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
workplace biasmeritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
equal opportunity · workplace fairness · fair treatment · impartiality · non-discrimination
workplace biasworkplace inclusion
Ensuring all employees belong
inclusive workplace · diversity and inclusion · belonging · inclusive culture · psychological safety