Has diversity and inclusion gone too far? | SBS Insight

Are diversity and inclusion initiatives helping to level the playing field or can they do more harm than good? Host Kumi Taguchi asks the tough questions about disadvantage, discrimination and diversity. Do we still need diversity policies? How effective are they? And why are they facing a backlash? This Insight episode is Diversity Dilemma and originally aired in 2024. It reflects events and facts that were true at the air date and may now have changed. 00:00 ‘Wokeness’ is killing my production company 05:23 I once felt embarrassed about using a diversity program - not anymore 08:29 I used a ‘white’ name on my resume 11:56 What is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)? 19:40 Diversity Quotas: Fair or unfair? 26:09 Are universities too ‘woke’? 31:27 Is diversity and inclusion just virtue signalling? 36:18 Meritocracy vs Nepotism: Does the best person always get the job? 42:19 Why I want to make a male friend Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight​ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3txZoUN Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live. Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed. Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: https://bit.ly/3vQlO7T Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/​ Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsightSBS​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightsbs/ Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints