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his past year was the year of the sequel—and we’re not just talking about the hotly anticipated Wicked: For Good. The anti-DEI wave in 2024 was followed by another in 2025, one that brought with it government directives that resulted in some employers backing off from decades of their DEI progr
amming.Despite this, most companies still believe DEI initiatives are important, and practitioners are hopeful the work will continue i
n 2026.Threats from the Trump administration. Some of President Trump’s first actions back in office were directed at corporate DEI practices. Throughout 2025, he used verbal threats, executive orders, and government agencies