{"id":2399429,"date":"2025-02-05T18:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-axes-dei-hiring-quotas-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T18:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T23:25:50","slug":"google-axes-dei-hiring-quotas-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-axes-dei-hiring-quotas-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Google axes DEI hiring quotas &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-axes-dei-hiring-quotas-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Google has decided \u200bto discontinue \u200dits diversity, \u2064equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring\u2063 quotas, aligning with other major companies responding to a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional ...\">executive orders<\/a> from former President Donald Trump that limit DEI initiatives. A company representative noted that Google is\u200d shifting its focus away from\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specific hiring goals<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-students-protest-female-professors-suspension-over-sexual-harassment-stalking-claims-which-she-admitted-to\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley students protest professor&#039;s suspension for admitted sexual harassment and stalking.\">foster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-suspends-invitation-to-president-trump-from-future-conferences-opens-this-years-globalist-fest-with-chinese-leader-xi-jinping\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Suspends Invitation to President Trump from Future Conferences \u2013 Opens This Year\u2019s Globalist Fest with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping\">equal opportunities<\/a><\/a> for all\u200c employees. They are also reviewing DEI-related grants \u2064and training programs after only minor \u200dincreases\u200c in the representation of black and \u200bLatino employees since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In its recent\u2064 annual report, Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">parent company<\/a>, Alphabet, omitted a prior commitment to embedding DEI practices throughout the organization, \u2064suggesting a shift in policy direction. While Google maintains support for minority\u200c employees and affirms its commitment to \u2064fair hiring practices, it appears to be part of a \u200cbroader reevaluation trend among major firms, \u2063with\u200b some, like Apple,\u200b choosing to uphold their DEI programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Google axes DEI hiring quotas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1944092\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google<\/a> is ending its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> hiring targeting following other major companies to do the same in response to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> slew of executive orders curbing DEI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A Google spokeswoman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the company no longer has specific hiring goals for representing certain groups.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re committed to creating a workplace where all our employees can succeed and have equal opportunities, and over the last year we&rsquo;ve been reviewing our programs designed to help us get there,&rdquo; they said in an email.&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve updated our 10-k language to reflect this, and as a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders on this topic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3309984\/trump-sued-anti-dei-orders-baltimore-educational-groups\/?ref=redicate.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ANTI-DEI ORDERS FACE NEW LEGAL CHALLENGE<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/google-kills-diversity-hiring-targets-04433d7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reviewed<\/a> by the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Google also shared with employees that it would be conducting a review of the companies&rsquo; DEI-related grants and training initiatives, particularly those that &ldquo;raise risk, or that aren&rsquo;t as impactful as we&rsquo;d hoped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Google created a target to increase the proportion of &ldquo;leadership representation of underrepresented groups&rdquo; by 30% in 2020 following the civil unrest that unfolded from the murder of George Floyd, giving themselves five years to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, 3.7% of Google&rsquo;s employees were black and 5.9% were Latino. Four years later, upon the implementation of its DEI hiring targets, the company&rsquo;s percentage of black employees jumped to 5.7% and its share of Latino employees to 7.5%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Google&rsquo;s parent company Alphabet&rsquo;s annual report released on Wednesday, the company omitted a statement that it was &ldquo;committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do and to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.&rdquo; The sentence appeared in its reports from 2021 through 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Google said in its email to employees that it would continue to provide resources for its minority employees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Google has always been committed to creating a workplace where we hire the best people wherever we operate, create an environment where everyone can thrive, and treat everyone fairly,&rdquo; the email said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s exactly what you can expect to see going forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google stressed that its recent changes are not unusual. Other major companies such as Amazon, Disney, and Meta have reevaluated their DEI directives in response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s orders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, not all major companies are changing their DEI plans, with Apple advising its shareholders to reject a proposal to end its DEI targets and programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1944092\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1944092\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google ends DEI hiring quotas, following Trump&#8217;s orders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2399430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jobs_Tech_Economy_Wages_Hiring_113.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16574,6063,49896,32076],"class_list":["post-2399429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dei","tag-google","tag-hiring-quotas","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jobs_Tech_Economy_Wages_Hiring_113.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399433,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399429\/revisions\/2399433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}