President Trump’s effort to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in government is ripping through the private sector, forcing companies to scrub their websites and overhaul hiring practices or risk federal scrutiny and retribution.
Law firms and wireless carriers have publicly assured the Trump administration they are eliminating DEI programs to win approval for mergers or settle disputes with the president.
Other firms have been subtle, removing references to DEI on their websites, tweaking the language or dropping references to pronouns in email signatures.
Major League Baseball, for example, removed a reference to “diversity” from its careers page to stay in line with Mr. Trump’s directives. The league insisted its “values on diversity remain unchanged.”
Still more companies and institutions are tweaking their stance on DEI while avoiding the spotlight, hoping to satisfy the administration without courting backlash among clients or consumers who support diversity initiatives.
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