Microsoft sets itself apart amid DEI cuts and ‘woke’ backlash
July 29, 2024
Microsoft recently cut two diversity-related roles, igniting speculation that it was joining a cohort of employers walking back DEI commitments amid “woke” backlash.
This article by HR Dive features insight from RHR’s Senior Partner and Global Head of Belonging, Cristina Jimenez. Cristina discusses why other employers shouldn’t read too much into Microsoft’s personnel moves, and the importance of looking at a company’s bigger picture following layoffs:
This article by HR Dive features insight from RHR’s Senior Partner and Global Head of Belonging, Cristina Jimenez. Cristina discusses why other employers shouldn’t read too much into Microsoft’s personnel moves, and the importance of looking at a company’s bigger picture following layoffs:
When an employer cuts a DEI role, the bigger picture is perhaps more interesting, Jimenez said: “Where are their resources going? What is their philosophy? Have they moved toward culture and leadership — and integrating some of these things across all of their practices?”
