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The rise and fall of the DEI movement

2024/9/6
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旁白: 近年来，许多公司在公开支持 DEI 计划后，开始逐渐放弃这些计划。保守派立法者对 DEI 计划的攻击，以及最高法院废除大学平权行动的裁决，都为反对工作场所 DEI 政策的人创造了法律空间，导致了对 DEI 的强烈反弹。 Noah Feldman: 最高法院的平权行动裁决可能会扼杀公司在招聘中考虑种族多样性的能力，因为公司担心法院会认定考虑种族多样性为非法歧视。 David Glasgow: DEI 包含三个方面：多样性（D）、公平（E）和包容性（I）。2020 年乔治·弗洛伊德事件后，许多公司感受到巨大的政治压力，试图通过 DEI 计划改善工作场所，回应社会问题和员工需求。然而，反对 DEI 的声音成功地将 DEI 刻画成与公平、自由和能力背道而驰的东西。DEI 支持者需要更好地阐述 DEI 的意义，并关注 DEI 实施的严谨性，避免过度的羞辱和取消文化。最高法院关于平权行动的裁决也影响了 DEI 的法律环境，许多公司出于对诉讼的担忧而退缩。取消 DEI 计划会导致公司文化受损，来自弱势背景的员工会感觉自己不被重视，缺乏晋升机会。 旁白: 企业对DEI的支持正在减少，保守派立法者正在攻击DEI项目。最高法院废除大学中的平权行动，为反对工作场所DEI政策的人创造了法律空间，导致了对DEI的强烈反弹。许多公开支持DEI政策的公司都在逐渐放弃这些政策。

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Following George Floyd's murder, many corporations pledged support for racial justice and implemented DEI programs. However, a shift occurred, with DEI initiatives facing backlash from conservative lawmakers and legal challenges arising from the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling.
  • Corporations initially embraced DEI after George Floyd's murder.
  • Backlash against DEI gained momentum, leading to legal challenges and program cuts.
  • The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling impacted DEI policies in the workplace.

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We're in a moment where DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) hiring practices mean many different things to many people. Over the past four years, many of the companies that publicly embraced DEI policies in the wake of George Floyd's murder have been backing away. What are the politics behind the anti-DEI backlash and what happens when workplace diversity initiatives are lost?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)