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Explore the complex relationship between corporate DEI rollbacks and Black women's entrepreneurship boom, with data on business growth and market impact.
in corporate America. And let’s be honest: When companies start scaling back on DEI, it’s not just a boardroom shuffle — it’s a move that disproportionately impacts the Black community.
Nov. 25, 2024 Walmart said it would abandon its DEI commitments, including winding down a Center for Racial Equity nonprofit it had founded in 2020 with a $100 million, 5-year commitment, ceasing ...
Five years ago, we weren’t so divided as a business community on supporting a broad range of initiatives. However, since ...
Corporate America’s enthusiastic embrace of Juneteenth is undergoing a significant transformation as companies navigate mounting political pressure against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Editorial Note: Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH™. Corporate companies have gutted and targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs throughout 2024.
Gov. Mike Brauns executive order prompted the end of multiple education initiatives and the removal of DEIrelated content ...
By 2021, corporate America was hitting Peak DEI, and Byrdsong Williams was fielding weekly calls or emails from recruiters. “My inbox was completely on fire,” she recalls. Today, it’s in a ...
LGBTQ+ adults would consider leaving employers that cut DEI, Human Rights Campaign says HR teams must “return to the drawing board” on how they present the business case for DEI programs, one ...
In the corporate world, DEI initiatives are intended to promote diversity, and research consistently shows that diversity is ...
How have the recent pullbacks in corporate DEI and ESG commitments affected investors with a socially conscious approach to investing? Rachel Robasciotti, founder and Co-CEO of investment firm ...