Meta Disbands Diversity Team, Citing "Charged" DEI Landscape

Meta Disbands Diversity Team, Citing "Charged" DEI Landscape

In a significant shift, Meta has announced the dismantling of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This move, outlined in an internal memo obtained by Axios, comes amid a broader overhaul of the company's policies and a changing legal and political climate surrounding DEI initiatives in the United States. The memo, authored by Janelle Gale, Meta's vice president of human resources, states that the company will replace existing DEI programs with a new framework focused on "fair and consistent practices that mitigate bias for all, regardless of background." This shift will also involve abandoning representation goals and ending the "diverse slate approach" to hiring, which aimed to ensure a pool of diverse candidates for open positions. "The Supreme Court of the United States has recently made decisions signaling a shift in how courts will approach DEI," Gale wrote in the memo. "The term 'DEI' has also become charged, in p…