Take a moment to think about a huge range of things that people might make assumptions about.
For example, think about the assumptions you might make based on the following characteristics?
- Someone with bright red hair ‘vs’ someone with a more conservative haircut.
- A woman with children ‘vs’ a college leaver.
- A religious person ‘vs’ a person with no religious belief.
- A university graduate ‘vs’ someone who has not had a university education.
- A college leaver ‘vs’ someone nearing retirement age.
We may make bias assumptions about a person’s skillset and ability (like those listed above) and these could be quite easily incorrect. Whenever you assume something, you should ask yourself whether you actually know it’s true.