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USA Today: Trump rolls back DEI across the federal government. Is your workplace next?

January 20. 2025


Executive Director Noreen Farrell is featured in a USA Today article about Trump’s executive order to end all federal DEI programs.

“DEI initiatives don’t determine who gets hired, they ensure qualified candidates have fair access to consideration,” said Noreen Farrell, a civil rights attorney and executive director of Equal Rights Advocates. “The danger of businesses, schools and government shutting the door to equal access is that they are also shutting the door to solutions and innovation.”

The Trump administration is ignoring “clear evidence” that diverse leadership yields “better business outcomes,” Farrell said.

The story reached a broad audience, being syndicated more than 60 times in additional local, state, and national news outlets. Read the article.

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