Diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the country’s biggest companies fell apart in 2024. Anti-DEI efforts will most likely only ramp up in 2025.

Summary

DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs faced significant backlash in 2024, with several corporations, including Walmart and Ford, scaling back initiatives under pressure from figures like Elon Musk and activists like Robby Starbuck.

States such as Utah and Iowa joined others in banning DEI offices at public universities, and Trump has pledged to eliminate federal DEI funding in 2025.

Despite this, proponents highlight DEI’s benefits for innovation, employee satisfaction, and profitability.

Some companies have rebranded DEI efforts, while advocates urge stronger public support to counter growing opposition.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    102·
    8 days ago

    I think it’s important that my company actively works to be inclusive to people from any background…

    … and I think our DEI department is absolutely awful at doing so and probably just generates resentment to the idea of an inclusive workplace by relying entirely on prerecorded videos and quizzes.

    My company is excellent at being inclusive because we have a strong culture of inclusivity and everyone in a senior or management position values diversity.

  • Free_Opinions@feddit.uk
    11·
    7 days ago

    I’m not educated enough on the subject to have a strong opinion myself, but none of the professional opinion-havers whose judgment I trust seem to think DEI programs are a good thing so, I tend to believe there’s probably a reason so many are against them, and it’s likely more nuanced than the knee-jerk reaction of labeling dissenters as bigots.