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The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI

By Adia Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Few ideas in business are as misunderstood as DEI.

While opposition to DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – has a long history, it has picked up steam recently.

In 2023, when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, detractors claimed that the bank’s focus on DEI was responsible – rather than the bank overinvesting in bonds that suddenly lost much of…

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