What will Trump’s second term mean for DEI?

Writing for Harvard Business Review, Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow and Christina Joseph consider what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s second term could mean for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). They say the incoming administration has signaled it will escalate an already virulent anti-DEI backlash in the workplace, adding that “Proponents of DEI face an enormous struggle over the next four years.” The authors say leaders who want to build just and inclusive organizations in challenging conditions can look to a framework developed eight years ago to help multinational corporations support LGBTQ+ inclusion in countries that are hostile to LGBTQ+ rights. “We believe the landscape for pro-DEI organizations in the United States is now analogous to the landscape for pro-LGBTQ+ organizations in hostile countries abroad,” the authors contend.