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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsSocial Issues3yrs ago

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

Diversity training is any program designed to facilitate positive intergroup interaction, reduce prejudice and discrimination, and generally teach individuals who are different from others how to work together effectively. On April 22, 2022, Florida Governor DeSantis signed into law the “Individual Freedom Act.” The bill prohibited schools and companies from mandating diversity training as a requirement for attendance or employment. If schools or employers violated the law they would be exposed to expanded civil liability exposures. Banned mandatory training topics include: 1.…  

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54%
Yes
46%
No
49%
Yes
37%
No
2%
Yes, and all companies should require mandatory diversity training
4%
No, diversity training should be encouraged but not required
2%
Yes, but only if it is a private company
3%
No, only for employees that commit acts of discrimination
1%
Yes, and immediately expel any employees that commit acts of discrimination
2%
No, and mandatory diversity training should be banned

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 @B4GXB9Qfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, and all companies should have to do this, it should be called cultural communication because we all need to learn how to work together to be successful. It should not just focus on what is thought of by “diverse” there is cultural issues that are confusing with different age groups, and different European backgrounds as well

It would make people more successful overall

 @9QZGVSTfrom Michigan  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes. ALL companies should be REQUIRED. Employees, and especially Human Resources, managers, recruiters, executives, board members, and owners, should all be required to participate in diversity training.

 @9GNXXXTfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Focus on hiring well-rounded, educated and skilled people of different backgrounds to create a better workplace.

 @B96QQY8from Montana  answered…6mos6MO

No, because it's 2026 and logic? To not be discriminatory should already be an expectation. BUT, you should expel anyone who commits acts of discrimination

 @B6T7342from Ontario  answered…10mos10MO

Diversity has been in the workplace since I started years ago. Now it is a witch hunt and a bullying tool. Double standards. Needs to stop. DEI is at fault.

 @B3286XSfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but not with those low budget videos. Create actual programs tailored to the workplace that allow for collaboration and celebrate diversity.

 @B279XJNfrom Manitoba  answered…1yr1Y

Training should be done when applicable (e.g.: if individual is unfamiliar with customs vs someone who is familiar) and should only be trained by someone who has personal experience by being part of said diverse group if so.

 @B22MJBCfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No, diversity training should be encouraged but not required, and any employee that commits acts of discrimination should be expelled.

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