Comments on: Diversity, bias, gender, and race in ADR: a hard fight to level the playing field http://mediationchannel.com/2010/03/04/diversity-bias-gender-and-race-in-adr-a-hard-fight-to-level-the-playing-field/ Talking about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Mon, 17 May 2010 12:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Diane Levin http://mediationchannel.com/2010/03/04/diversity-bias-gender-and-race-in-adr-a-hard-fight-to-level-the-playing-field/#comment-2298 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:12:37 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=2699#comment-2298 Thanks, Ben – that was my private opinion as well. Interesting – I’ve heard of at least one study that accords with what you report. This certainly merits further research – and raises serious questions.

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First thought – your participant asking you for coffee is a jerk!

Second… I’m involved in a court mediation program in British Columbia. Recent studies of mediator effectiveness shows a connection between gender and settlement rate – male mediators tending to have higher settlement rate. So what else does that tell us? Beyond gender stereotypes (e.g., men more focused on result vs. process), I’m wondering…what does it mean for the way mediation services are taught, delivered, evaluated, promoted…?

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