While recent events have put corporate America’s diversity efforts on defense, the programs continue to receive strong support from employees, according to new research from The Conference Board.
The survey gauges employees’ and executives’ perceptions of DEI initiatives and backlash.
Of the 1,345 surveyed, 58 percent of U.S. workers believe their organization devotes the appropriate level of effort and resources to their DEI initiatives; 21 percent don’t believe their organization’s efforts go far enough.
The study also explores the views of workers for the workers the programs focus on: nearly half of wome