Bias
Alternative labels
Unconscious bias
Report
Stories that matter: learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of the criminal legal system
This research report describes the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the criminal legal system in Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. The findings confirm the lasting impacts of colonisation and intergenerational trauma, which create the conditions that lead Indigenous people into engagement with the criminal legal system.
Report
The age barrier: older adults’ experiences of ageism in health care
This report looks at how ageism affects older Australians when they access healthcare. Many patients noted they feel dismissed, spoken over or treated as 'just a number'. The report recommends making health care more respectful and inclusive: through better training for health professionals, co-designing age-friendly models of care and more research on ageism and its impacts.
Position paper
Integrating AI use in a feminist model of care
This position paper sets out three key considerations for implementing artificial intelligence (AI) tools into a feminist model of care for the Women's Health NSW sector. The paper unpacks the risks and challenges for each consideration, concluding the paper with ten recommendations that support the safe integration of AI in a feminist model of care.
Briefing paper
Artificial intelligence and women's health
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare presents new challenges for women in Australia, particularly as existing gender gaps in health data and research remain unaddressed. AI tools often propagate misinformation and gender bias, while FemTech applications raise significant privacy concerns. This policy brief sets out a gender-informed approach to digital health reform.
Guide
The case for class inclusion at work
A set of four guides on class inclusion at work present how organisations can recognise and respond to classism and bias in the workplace. Research shows a strong case for creating class-diverse and inclusive workplaces. The guides define class bias and present the case for class inclusion, understanding class at work, and what leaders can...