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Google Removes Women's History Month From Its Calendar App


The tech giant is said to have removed the calendar observances last year due to apolitical reasons.

Ever since it was anticipated that the Republican leader would be returning to the White House, several tech giants, including Google, have flipped on their previously diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and queer-friendly policies. In February, Google's parent company, Alphabet announced it was scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and reviewing some of its DEI initiatives. "Because we are a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes to our programs required to comply with recent court decisions and US Executive Orders on this topic," Fiona Cicconi, Alphabet's chief people officer said in an email.

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