Boardrooms and corporations like McDonald’s ditch diversity goals amid anti-woke backlash in new Trump era
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Companies including Walmart and Harley-Davidson have stepped back from ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ efforts amid a changing legal and political landscape. Other companies have taken a similar course. A similar trend has played out in corporate boardrooms, according to observers, who argue that a brief post-2020 increase in diverse hiring after the George Floyd protests is over.
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In addition to adjusting to the post-affirmative action world, corporations may fear a public or political backlash from the ascendant right. The “anti-woke” moment looks set to continue under the incoming Trump administration. He also claimed that once in office, he will set up an “anti-woke” task force to monitor the U.S. military.
