Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training has become a lucrative industry. Harvard Business Review reported that “U.S. companies spend roughly $8 billion a year on DEI training.” No wonder a survey by The Economist suggests that the number of people hired for jobs with “diversity” or “inclusion” in the title has more than quadrupled since 2010.
The intent of DEI programs can be debated. But regardless of intent, it’s clear the DEI agenda being pushed onto American employees is simply not working. A growing number of studies — in prominent publications like Psychology Today, Harvard Business Review and The Economist — are questioning whether DEI training has a positive effect. Employees of companies that deploy DEI programs convey similar attitudes, with 62% saying they’re “not working as intended.”
Unfortunately, the only thing DEI programs have managed to accomplish is to drive deeper wedges between racial groups. Gallup polling finds racial relations have deteriorated since 2013.
