Overconfident Male Scientists, Underperforming SAT-Takers, And The Risk Of Attributing To Local Bias That Which Structural Bias Can Explain

We can't solve problems if we can't carefully diagnose them

Let’s use a wacky hypothetical conversation to try to illuminate a point:

A: The flu test is biased against darker-skinned and poorer people.

B: Huh? Why?

A: The test consistently shows that darker-skinned and poorer people are more likely to have the flu!

B: I think I left the oven on at home and I have to go now.

B is fleeing as fast as he can from this co…