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"It’s been a significant day for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs
in the United States.
Such initiatives are about providing equality of opportunity and a sense of
being valued for all members of an organisation. But a backlash has been
brewing for years, led by some familiar, newly emboldened voices on the right.
Now, freshly inaugurated US President Donald Trump has begun to dismantle them,
announcing:
This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially
engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.
Trump has just signed a raft of executive orders that will end DEI programs
within the federal government. He has also taken actions to proclaim as
official US policy that there are only two genders, male and female.
Anticipating Trump’s return to office, many high-profile companies in the US
had already announced a rollback of DEI initiatives – including retail giant
Walmart.
Could this backlash spill over into Australia? We are seeing some signs of
resistance to such initiatives already. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton
certainly isn’t a fan of DEI.
There are, however, reasons to believe DEI will remain an important focus in
Australian workplaces. Some major achievements have already been made, many now
enshrined in law."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
