U.S. corporations spend $8 billion annually on diversity training.  

Yet a meta-review of almost a thousand studies finds a “dearth of evidence” about their efficacy. " - ([email protected] 'takeaway' from 'What Works: Gender Equality By Design)
 

Why doesn't diversity training seem to work?  

The simple answer seems to be this:

apparently, training doesn't 'take'.  

Meaning: it doesn't actually change mindsets. 

Simple 'design interventions' - however, according to behavioural scientists - can change mindsets. 

What are some easy-to-implement 'design interventions'? 

Here's one: update the portraits on your walls and in your boardroom. 

('Designing A Bias-free Organization' - Harvard Business Review article)