Bias
Alternative labels
Unconscious bias
Guide
Guidance material: integrity scenarios – June 2026
Seven ‘integrity scenario’ guidance materials intended to assist the Victorian public sector regarding integrity risks. They include misuse of artificial intelligence in data analysis; favouritism in recruitment; misuse of equipment and favouritism in procurement; breach of policy escalates to corruption; conflicts of interest and external engagements; conflicts of interest and bias; and leaking of confidential...
Report
Age, assumptions and access at work: employee experiences of age inclusion in the workplace
This report draws on the voices of workers to explore how age shapes their experiences of both inclusion and exclusion at work. The research examines how age-based assumptions influence workplace experiences across all life stages. It finds age-based discrimination is widespread but under-reported. The report outlines practical actions employers can take to build age-inclusive workplaces.
Briefing paper
Medical misogyny in Australian healthcare
Medical misogyny, where systemic, conscious or unconscious gender biases affect how a patient is treated by the healthcare system, can create significant gendered imbalances in healthcare. This paper outlines some causes of medical misogyny and investigates its practical impacts on Australians. Addressing the crisis of medical misogyny requires structural change to Australian healthcare.
Report
Jewish identity, antisemitism and media responsibility
Amid ongoing debate about media coverage of antisemitism, this paper examines how a shift from reporting to advocacy has led, in many cases, to a negative portrayal of Jews, Israel and related issues. It argues that a decline of trust in much mainstream journalism, as well as job losses, forms an important part of the...
Report
Disengagement from online misogynistic incel communities and its implications for attitudes to gendered violence
Online communities of ‘incels’ (involuntary celibates) have become synonymous with the promotion of misogyny and violence against women. This study used a qualitative survey of self-identified former incels to determine motivations for disengagement, strategies to facilitate disengagement, and whether and how their attitudes towards violence against women changed with disengagement.