Signal 16% scaled back D&I, but most of them paused some efforts while continuing others

Summary

McKinsey finds that 16 percent of organizations worldwide scaled back diversity and inclusion initiatives over the past year. Most of these cuts were partial rather than complete. Of that group, the majority, equal to 11 percent of all organizations, paused some efforts while keeping others going. The report reads this as organizations redirecting their programs and evaluating them with more nuance, not abandoning them outright. Nearly half of those that scaled back also expect to restore efforts to some degree within one to two years.