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Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses – and now broadly across the federal government.
A 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 52% of employed U.S. adults say they have DEI trainings or meetings at work, and 33% say they have a designated staff member who promotes DEI.
But Mr. Trump's Jan. 20 order, issued on his first day back in office, criticized DEI as "illegal and immoral," while the following day a memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management called ...
The memo does not exactly define what DEI offices are and states that they “are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language.”
The underrepresentation of Black leaders as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies is an example of why DEI efforts are needed. In 2023 , there were just eight Black CEO’s on this list, or 1.6% of all ...
Diversity themes gained momentum in the mid-1980s. At a time when President Ronald Reagan discussed dismantling equality and affirmative action laws in the 1980s, equality and affirmative action professionals employed by American firms along with equality consultants, engaged in establishing the argument that a diverse workforce should be seen as a competitive advantage rather than just as a ...
The Spanish-language version of the video game Spider-Man 2, released in 2023, used gender-neutral language to refer to a nonbinary character (example: Primero quiero que conozcas a le doctore Young, une importante entomólogue). This usage was controversial among players and streamers against inclusive language.
DEI is a relatively new term but efforts to address inequities and structural racism go back centuries in the U.S. More recent efforts can be traced to the landmark Civil Rights Act signed in 1964 ...