DEI Commentary

The Backlash To DEI Has Companies Forgetting Its True Value
Author: Josh Millet, Forbes Councils Member and Founder & CEO at Criteria
Date Published: 04/08/2025
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Systemic inequality isn’t going away. DEI shouldn’t either
Author: Ray Nuñez, CEO of Nuñez | The People’s Agency
Date Published: 05/05/2025
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Which companies are winning after not adhering to anti-DEI mandate
Author: Nathaniel Meyersohn, Author for the Philadelphia Tribune
Date Published: 05/05/2025
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Fighting back against anti-DEI attacks brings rewards. Just look at Costco
Author: Rick Spence, Author at Corporate Knights
Date Published: 05/06/2025
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America’s foremost DEI shareholder activist warns that anti-diversity groups are forcing companies to underperform
Author: Lila MacLellan, For Fortune
Date Published: 02/22/2025
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Stop Overlooking the Leadership Potential of Asian Employees
Author: Joy Chen and Angela Cheng-Cimini 鄭婷婷, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute/Chief Human Resources Officer for Harvard Business Publishing
Date Published: 06/03/2025
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DEI and merit-based hiring aren’t opposites
Author: Elizabeth Eley, Concordia University public scholar and researcher in human resource management and organizational behaviour
Date Published: 04/28/2025
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Trump says diversity initiatives undermine merit. Decades of research show this is flawed
Author: Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
Date Published: 04/29/2025
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Study Shows Few Companies Have Altered DEI Policies Despite Political Pressure
Author: Hall Benefits Law, Employment Law Experts
Date Published: 04/30/2025
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What’s Lost When We Scapegoat DEI
Author: Maria Curry, Harvard Business School, MBA ’26, writing for The Harbus, a publication of Harvard B-School students
Date Published: 05/01/2025
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Fiduciary Responsibility On The DEI Battlefield
Author: Karen R. King and Catherine Foti, Forbes Contributors
Date Published: 04/30/2025
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One point in the DEI debate everyone can agree on
Author: Andrew Behar, CEO, As You Sow
Date Published: 03/18/2025
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Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
Author: Matteo Winkler/Marcelle A. Laliberté, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School/Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, HEC Paris Business School
Date Published: 04/24/2025
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3 Reasons Why Mark Cuban Is Right About DEI
Author: Janice Gassam Asare, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
Date Published: 01/07/2024
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DEI at an Inflection Point: Why Corporations Must Choose Courage Over Conformity (Op-Ed)
Author: Francesca Weems, Senior Vice President & Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, FleishmanHillard
Date Published: 02/12/2025
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Attorneys General Stand Firm on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Author: Kwame Raoul, Attorney General, State of Illinois
Date Published: 04/02/2025
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Trump’s plan to dismantle DEI on day one is a “colorblind” path to Jim Crow 2.0
Author: Shari Dunn, Author, QUALIFIED (Harper Collins, 2025)
Date Published: 11/24/2024
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Measuring Inclusion: A Smarter Way to Drive Success Without Backlash
Author: Paolo Gaudiano, Chief Scientist, Aleria
Date Published: 01/25/2025
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Costco Board Defends DEI, Tells Shareholders To Vote On Jan 23
Author: Nancy Levine Stearns, Founder, Impactivize
Date Published: 01/02/2025
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DEI Isn’t Dying: These Companies Are Standing Strong Against ‘Anti-Woke’ Backlash In 2025
Author: Nancy Levine Stearns, Founder, Impactivize
Date Published: 01/18/2025
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The Cost of Dropping DEI: Target and the Power of the Black Consumer
Author: James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Virginia Tech
Date Published: 03/12/2025
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