Meta's push to diversify its workforce actually seems to have worked, as its own statistics show. Now that the company is pulling back on DEI, there will likely be backsliding. Why it matters: The most obvious,

"What’s in a name?" was famously coined by Shakespeare. While Meta is 'ending' there DEI Programs, are they just being called another name? Let's explore.

The end of the company's DEI efforts means that it will no longer use a "diverse slate approach," which it began implementing in 2015. According to a 2017 blog post on Meta's website about the strategy, it "sets the expectation that hiring managers will consider candidates from underrepresented backgrounds when interviewing for an open position."

Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said Friday, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers.

“The Supreme Court of the United States has recently made decisions signaling a shift in how courts will approach DEI,” Gale wrote. “The term ‘DEI’ has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others.”

Among the changes, Meta is ending the company’s “Diverse Slate Approach” of considering qualified candidates from underrepresented groups for its open roles.

Axios reports that Meta is eliminating its biggest DEI efforts, effective immediately, including ones that focused on hiring a diverse workforce,

Meta’s DEI team will be cut under the new decision, according to the memo. The company also plans to end all equity and inclusion programs and instead focus on “how to apply fair and consistent

Meta told employees Friday it will cut its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team and roll back several related programs, marking another major shift in policy for the leading social media company.