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Study finds companies that kept DEI policies performed as well as those that cut them

Research by UC Berkeley economist analyzed S&P 500 firms after Trump's January 2025 executive order and found no financial penalty for maintaining diversity initiatives.

The conversationReddit and Mastodon users are split between those viewing the research as vindication of DEI benefits and those skeptical of its methodology or contesting DEI principles… 3 camps · 58 comments →
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