WAGES is an experiential learning activity designed to educate individuals about the sources and cumulative effects of unconscious bias that underlie the development of inequity in the workplace, and that good intentions alone cannot prevent.

Through WAGES, participants learn that patterns, not single incidents, are the most visible indicators of inequity. They will also learn what they can do–as individuals and as an organization–to disrupt those patterns.

WAGES-Academic delivers well-documented, empirically-based information in a brief and interactive format. Elements of the activity allow for direct comparison of gender-specific realities in the academic work environment. The activity is self-contained, takes 75 to 90 minutes (which includes post-activity discussion and debriefing), and does not require special skills of the facilitator.

The activity has the specific focus demonstrating the cumulative effects of unconscious bias that women of color and white women face in the academic workplace. The thematic content of WAGES is applicable to men from underrepresented groups as well.

Read more about WAGES’ backstory.