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Corporate America ditched DEI. What happened to the employees?

Corporate America ditched DEI. What happened to the employees?

Consider This from NPR · NPR

September 2, 20257m 59s

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Show Notes

“Chief diversity officer” was once Corporate America’s hottest job. 

Now corporate America has retreated from DEI and slashed thousands of jobs. So where does that leave the people who’ve built careers around that work? 

Hear the story of one veteran executive who’s been job-hunting for more than a year.

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