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While the demographics of our industry are changing, there are still many groups of people that are underrepresented in ASHRAE. This seminar looks into how unconscious bias has affected our decision-making process over the years and how that has caused our industry to develop to its current make-up. A data analysis of ASHRAE’s membership is discussed and compared to membership data from our partner organizations in the built environment. The seminar discusses the significant benefits of changing these demographics and including personal accounts of diversity issues and successes in the workplace.

• Beyond the Comfort Zone: Unconscious Bias for the Analytical Mind
  Erin McConahey, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE
• Women in ASHRAE, By the Numbers
  Jessica Mangler, P.E., Member
• Personal Experiences of Diversity in the Workplace and in Your ASHRAE Chapter
  Jennifer E. Leach, P.E., Member

Run Time: 90 mins.

Citation: ASHRAE Seminar Recordings, 2016 ASHRAE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO