Diversity initiatives need a reboot

A recent Gallup poll of human resources executives found that 84% say their organizations have increased investment in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. But according to the same poll, only 31% of employees believe their organization is truly committed to equality.

Instead of bringing about improvement, the diversity agenda in business, academia, and the nonprofit sector has divided people into battling social identity groups. Decades of well-intended diversity efforts meant to give women and minorities greater opportunities have proven to be ineffective. Even worse, they undermine social cohesion and hardly moved the needle for the most disadvantaged.

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