{"id":30743,"date":"2025-01-17T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T13:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/zuckerberg-is-quite-the-champion-of-the-underrepresented-so-long-as-youre-conservative-and-live-in-texas-joseph-harker\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T13:25:12","slug":"zuckerberg-is-quite-the-champion-of-the-underrepresented-so-long-as-youre-conservative-and-live-in-texas-joseph-harker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/zuckerberg-is-quite-the-champion-of-the-underrepresented-so-long-as-youre-conservative-and-live-in-texas-joseph-harker\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuckerberg is quite the champion of the underrepresented \u2013 so long as you\u2019re conservative and live in Texas | Joseph Harker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Meta boss has ditched his diversity scheme and moved his moderation team. Is he jealous of the attention Musk is getting?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Harker is the Guardian\u2019s senior editor, diversity and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Was it just for the PR? That\u2019s what many who care about fairness in the workplace have been asking since Meta, headed by Mark Zuckerberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jan\/10\/meta-ending-dei-program\">announced the scrapping<\/a> of all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes within the organisation. Days earlier, fast food giant McDonald\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2025\/jan\/06\/mcdonalds-diversity-programs\">made a similar announcement<\/a>. Last year, the car manufacturer Ford and Walmart \u2013 the largest private employer in the US \u2013 also rolled back their diversity programmes.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s going on? For years, and especially after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/black-lives-matter-movement\">Black Lives Matter<\/a> <strong> <\/strong>summer of 2020, these huge corporations have been saying that diversity is a good thing \u2013 that it keeps them in touch with their consumers and thereby strengthens the business, as well as being the morally right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Harker is the Guardian\u2019s senior editor, diversity and development<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tone\/letters\"> letters<\/a> section, please <a href=\"mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city\/town\/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jan\/17\/mark-zuckerberg-diversity-dei-meta-conservative-texas\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Meta boss has ditched his diversity scheme and moved his moderation team. Is he jealous of the attention Musk is getting? 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