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Google is eliminating its diversity hiring targets, joining other companies in scaling back DEI efforts | Google had been one of the loudest proponents of diversity hiring
"In 2020, we set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing our offices outside California and New York to improve representation," Fiona Cicconi, Alphabet's chief people officer,...
Google is following in the footsteps of Meta and Amazon by eliminating its goal of hiring from historically underrepresented groups while also reviewing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move is part of a wider review of DEI-related grants, training, and initiatives, including those that "raise risk, or that aren't as impactful as we'd hope," read the email. Last month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company was ending its DEI programs, including those focused on hiring, training and picking suppliers from underrepresented communities.
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