Table 8.1. Type and Frequency of Bias/Discriminatory Events Experienced
Over the past 12 months, how often, if at all, have you experienced incidences of bias/discrimination at the Broad College because of your:
3 or more times 1.8%
% Experiencing Behaviors
Never 92.6%
1-2 times
N
5.5%
Ability or disability status
163
7.4%
151
9
3
90.1%
6.8%
3.1%
Racial or ethnic identity
161
9.9%
145
11
5
80.1%
13.0%
6.8%
Sex
161
19.9%
129
21
11
95.0%
3.1%
1.9%
Sexual orientation
161
5.0%
153
5
3
93.1%
3.8%
3.1%
Gender identity or gender expression
160
6.9%
149
6
5
99.4%
0.6%
0.0%
Veteran status
160
0.6%
159
1
0
95.0%
3.7%
1.2%
Relationship status
161
5.0%
153
6
2
93.9%
4.3%
1.8%
National origin
163
6.1%
153
7
3
77.3%
17.2%
5.5%
Age
163
22.7%
126
28
9
96.9%
1.8%
1.2%
Religion
163
3.1%
158
3
2
95.7%
3.1%
1.2%
Height or weight
162
4.3%
155
5
2
91.9%
6.8%
1.2%
Political orientation
161
8.1%
148
11
2
91.9%
7.5%
0.6%
Social class or socioeconomic status
160
8.1%
147
12
1
95.0%
3.7%
1.2%
Mental health status
161
5.0%
153
6
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Employees who indicated they had experienced bias/discrimina on based on religion were asked if they believed any of the religious discriminatory events they experienced were related to their specific religion. Due to the small number of employees who experienced bias/discrimina on based on religion (5), results for this ques on will not be reported. There were clear differences in the forms of bias/discrimina on experienced by demographic groups. • Women experienced all forms of discrimina on at higher rates than men. They were five mes more likely to experience discrimina on based on sex than men (30.2% compared to 5.9%) and four mes more likely to experience discrimina on based on poli cal orienta on (12.9% compared to 2.9%). • The most common form of discrimina on faced by men was age discrimina on, with 14.3% repor ng this issue. Notably, no men reported experiencing discrimina on based on religion.
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