Google follows tech rivals like Meta and Amazon, who have recently pulled their diversity policies.
Google will reportedly scrap its diversity hiring targets and review some of the tech giant’s DEI initiatives — becoming the latest major company to walk back the controversial initiatives.
Earlier this month, Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said in an internal memo it was ending its DEI programs, including those for hiring, training and picking suppliers. Conservative groups, fortified by a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that invalidated affirmative action in university admissions, have condemned DEI programs and have threatened litigation against companies implementing them.
Google also pledged to more than double the number of black workers in non-senior levels by the same year, address pitfalls in its hiring and promotion practices and offer mental and physical support for black employees.
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