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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
In a sense yes they were brainwashed. The companies had to keep up with their peers in order to not be seen in a negative light and succumb to public pressure and the shift in ideology at that time. Look at all the companies and public institutions that have abandoned DEI policies now? They aren't rolling back because the issues have been addressed but rather because there isn't pressure on them anymore. The movement was overblown and out of whack with reasonable policy expectations.
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Companies did it because it was the right thing to do and they recognized their own practices were contributing to inequality, and felt it would be good for the company financially(and it has been proven to be so) and also good socially and for corporate image. In short the benefits were in line with financial goals, and also socially positive. Win win. Plus governments were doing what they do, making companies follow practices that benefit society in general, because corporations are driven by money.
Disagree on the bold, there is strong pressure to get rid of them from the right. You can't ignore that the US government is removing funding, support, and actively punishing companies and countries that have any sort of DEI policy. Did you see how quickly corporations dumped environmental goals when Trump got elected? They mostly had little financial benefit and probably a cost, but had the social good. The decision was simple. DEI getting dumped because they fear losing money, and the brainwashed masses have been convinced DEI policies are bad, so they lost the social benefit too. Corporations sway with the direction of money. Once the government switched from supporting to punishing DEI the change was obvious.
Love that you think striving for equality is overblown. Says a lot about you.