How Implicit Bias Affects Diversity and Inclusion in Open Source.

Open Source communities operate on a set of values that include a commitment to inclusion and diversity. The idea that the Tech Ecosystem at large is faced with the challenges of Diversity and Inclusion is not a myth.
To everyone, there is a level of implicit biases and beliefs about various social and identity groups to some degree. Implicit bias are the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
Studies have shown that, majority of the problems posed by diversity and inclusion are as a result of implicit bias. As users, maintainers and contributors of Open Source Softwares, we may have encountered different marginalized groups that have shared their encounters of bias in Open Source communities.
Most persons are ignorant of this bias and its impact of the biases on their victims. In an Open Source Project, a typical example of implicit bias could be, assuming that a female employee will be less competent for a role compared to a male employee.
In this session, I will be talking on What Diversity and Inclusion is, Why Diversity and Inclusion matters? Challenges faced by underrepresented groups in open source communities, Identifying Bias, What implicit Bias is, Highlight of different forms of implicit Bias, Why it is important to create awareness to this bias and How these biases can be improved.