Posted on 01/13/2025 7:05:03 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Like others before it, the social media giant cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision in July 2023 that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.
Conservative activists have gone after companies — both in the courts and on social media — seeking to set a similar precedent in the working world. They've been targeting workplace initiatives such as diversity programs and hiring practices that prioritize historically marginalized groups, and have widened their objections to include programs focused on gender identity and sexual orientation.
DEI policies typically are intended as a counterweight to discriminatory practices. Critics argue that education, government and business programs that single out participants based on factors such as race, gender and sexual orientation are unfair and the same opportunities should be afforded to everyone.
Joel Kaplan, Meta's freshly appointed global policy chief, told Fox News Digital the move will ensure that the company is "building teams with the most talented people" instead of making hiring decisions based on protected characteristics.
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Smart investors will take notice.
Let me know when Levis, Ben & Jerrys, Target and Starbucks do!..............
“[Lowe’s] also will no longer participate in the HRC index, and will stop sponsoring and participating in events, such as festivals and parades, that are outside of its business areas.”
They should ALL do this!
HA! That’s not gonna happen until the last unemployed employee is out the door. ;)
Of course this is AP, so expect them to twist the truth a bit. If I understand it correctly, SCOTUS didn't do away with traditional affirmative action. So colleges may still be audited if the racial/sexual/age whatever rates of acceptance don't mirror the rates of those groups among the people who meet the requirements such as SAT's, ACT's, GPA's, etc. SCOTUS said to quit doing DEI, which means to overlook merit.
For example, of all the applicants trying to get into a prestigious engineering school, of those, look at all the ones who meet the academic requirements to get into the school. If 10% of them are black then the school will be audited if they don't have close to 10% black students admitted. Not much more than that. Not much less than that. That's affirmative action, not DEI, and I believe the colleges aren't supposed to do DEI, but still be able (perhaps be expected to) do affirmative action.
To stop Discrimiation, just stop discriminating!
Coors.
Ben & Jerry’s give up DEI ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yay Ford!
I was glad to see Ford on the list, too. LOVED my Escape, and now my F-150. :)
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