Microsoft reportedly fires DEI team — becoming latest company to ditch ‘woke’ policy

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reportedly fires DEI team — becoming latest company to ditch ‘woke’ policy

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has reportedly ***** off a team devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion after pouring millions of dollars into the initiative — becoming the latest major company to ditch the “woke” policy.

The Big Tech giant disbanded the DEI team at the beginning of the month due to “changing business needs,” according to a July 1

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It is unclear how many employees were affected.

The decision was a further sign that companies are pulling back on

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that were put in place following the 2020 ****** of

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and the subsequent ****** Lives Matter protest campaigns.

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In June 2020,

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CEO Satya Nadella pledged to double the number of ****** employees at the company by 2025. AP

Last year,

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of their DEI programs and cut staff as part of restructuring and layoffs at both companies,

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On Tuesday, tractor giant John Deere announced it will scuttle nearly all its DEI polices in favor of a quality-based workplace.

That followed a decision last month by farm chain retailer Tractor Supply to axe all DEI goals and positions.

Zoom, Snap, Tesla, DoorDash, Lyft, Home Depot and Wayfair have also downsized their DEI teams.

Overall, DEI-related job postings declined by 44% by mid-2023 compared to the same ******* in 2022.

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had pledged to invest $150 million into its DEI push, which involved doubling the number of ****** and Hispanic leaders by 2025.

“As we move forward, our D&I commitments remain unchanged,”

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spokesperson Jeff Jones told The Post.

“Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work.”

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has ***** off its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team, according to a report. REUTERS

“Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work.”

Nonetheless,

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’s July 1 email was met with blowback from an unnamed DEI team leader at the company.

The worker fired off a missive to thousands of fellow employees the same day, lamenting the fact that “true systems-change work

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everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,” according to ***.

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was among

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that sought to bolster their work forces by hiring from a more diverse pool of candidate in the wake of the

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, a ****** man who ***** while being arrested by Minneapolis police.

Floyd’s ****** ignited nationwide riots and demonstrations as well as demands for corporate America to diversify the ranks of its employees.

A month after Floyd’s ******,

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CEO Satya Nadella pledged to double the number of ********-********* managers, senior individual contributors and senior leaders in the US by 2025.

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and other companies created DEI-focused teams in the wake of ****** Lives Matter demonstrations following the May 2020 ****** of George Floyd. AP

At the time, Nadella declined to specify the number of ****** managers employed by

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Last fall,

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According to the Redmond, Wash.-based company, it has bolstered its share of women employees by 0.5% from 2022 to 2023.

In total,

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, which employs 221,000 people worldwide, said women comprise 31.2% of all employees globally — a 3.6% increase since 2019.

The Windows maker said that ****** employees represent 6.7% of its global workforce — up 2.2% from 2019, while Hispanic employees comprise 8% of the company’s workforce.

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