The last few weeks have seen a whirlwind of wins and setbacks for DEI progress. Here’s the latest in DEI news:
- EEOC has released new guidelines to prevent workplace harassment for the first time in 25 years.
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently announced that it would divert $2.3 million of diversity funding toward public safety and policing.
- Fearless Fund’s program that funds businesses owned by a majority of Black women was blocked by a U.S. Court of Appeals as they ruled the program to be discriminatory.
- Hello Alice, the FinTech platform committed to providing equitable access to capital and funding to underrepresented entrepreneurs, recently beat a discriminatory case and can continue to pursue its mission to close the equity gap in funding.
- Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences eliminated required diversity statements as part of its hiring process for faculty who now no longer have to outline their contributions to DEI.
The push and pull of progress on DEI may be discouraging to some, however, it also sheds light on the pro-DEI activism taking place to defend DEI work. It forces organizations to get clear on their understanding of DEI, where they stand on DEI, and their commitments. If you’re in the place where you’re working to clarify your corporate stance, understand that this is a necessary stage in the maturity of the journey and the clarity and renewed commitment you land on will help you weather the storm ahead.
Our members can learn more about the push and pull in DEI here.
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