Diversity Training Increases Prejudice and ‘Activates Bigotry’ Among Participants, New Study Says

A study by Canadian academic David Haskell finds that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training does more harm than good. Jannis Tobias Werner/Shutterstock

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training is divisive and counter-productive and can even serve to increase prejudice among participants, a new study by a Canadian professor says.

David Haskell released his study for the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy on Feb. 12. The social scientist and associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University says DEI training does more harm than good and calls his findings a “reality check.”