Are Diversity Trainings Harmful? A Rebuttal to a NYTimes Article
How do we measure the effectiveness of diversity trainings? How can we expect people in dominant culture to have tools of introspection and accountability and resilience when they’ve never had to develop them? What responsibility do white people have to take on some of the discomfort and trauma of racism?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism.
In this episode, Jill discusses her critique of a recent NY Times article that asked the question: What if Diversity Trainings Are Doing More Harm Than Good? She discusses the need for members of dominant culture to do the inner heart and soul work in order to make true progress in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the ways that racialized trauma impacts the success of DEI work, and the two missing components of most DEI trainings.
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NY Times Article: What If Diversity Trainings Are Doing More Harm Than Good? By Jesse Singal
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