As we move closer to the 2022 midterm elections, it’s clear that culture wars are back bigger than ever in American politics. The culture wars of this political cycle focus on issues concerning civil rights, diversity, equality, and inclusion — the very factors DEI professionals deal with every day.
Here are some areas of concern for most people working in the field, along with why they matter from both a personal and business perspective.
Laws Dialing Back LGBTQ Equality
Florida’s recently passed and widely criticized “Don’t Say Gay” bill was just one of many anti-LGBTQ measures to emerge from 2021 — a year so mired in anti-equality acts and legislation that the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) labeled it as “the worst year for anti-LGBTQ legislation in recent history.”
