Posted on Aug 20, 2023
Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
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Just three years after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off a torrent of hiring of chief diversity officers and other such roles, companies are coming under attack from conservative legal activists who argue that their DEI policies and programs constitute racial discrimination.
The challenges come as companies, faced with an uncertain economy, have already been laying off large numbers of people, including many only recently hired to implement their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies.
The one-two punch has legal experts split on what's ahead for these efforts, while longtime diversity advocates argue that companies should take these setbacks as an opportunity to reset.
Just three years after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off a torrent of hiring of chief diversity officers and other such roles, companies are coming under attack from conservative legal activists who argue that their DEI policies and programs constitute racial discrimination.
The challenges come as companies, faced with an uncertain economy, have already been laying off large numbers of people, including many only recently hired to implement their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies.
The one-two punch has legal experts split on what's ahead for these efforts, while longtime diversity advocates argue that companies should take these setbacks as an opportunity to reset.
Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
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Diversity
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Discrimination
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Harvard University
Posted 9 mo ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A surge in hiring, followed by dramatic cuts
In the corporate DEI world, Catalina Colman's story is a familiar one.
In 2020, she was working at a small tech company as a human resources generalist, handling tasks such as employee onboardings and exits.
She had already been thinking about how to help the company grow in a more diverse and equitable way, when in May of that year, George Floyd was murdered. Suddenly, everything accelerated."...
..."A surge in hiring, followed by dramatic cuts
In the corporate DEI world, Catalina Colman's story is a familiar one.
In 2020, she was working at a small tech company as a human resources generalist, handling tasks such as employee onboardings and exits.
She had already been thinking about how to help the company grow in a more diverse and equitable way, when in May of that year, George Floyd was murdered. Suddenly, everything accelerated."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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