Workplace inclusion expert reflects on federal diversity training ban

In September, President Trump issued an executive order characterizing trainings about racism, sexism and white privilege as anti-American propaganda. Federal employees and contractors are now prohibited from engaging in that kind of training. Lauren Aguilar, president and founder of the inclusion and diversity practice at the consulting group Forshay, described the language in the executive order as Orwellian and said the ban ignores evidence that everyone has biases which influence decisions about workplace diversity and inclusion. We talked about what is lost when these trainings are eliminated.