International and European Reactions America’s DEI pullback is not contained within its borders, it has also created complex challenges internationally, especially for multinational companies and allies in Europe. American officials have tried to export the DEI rollback to foreign companies that do business with the U.S....
Corporate Reactions to DEI Backlash: Rollbacks and Resistance While U.S. federal policy set the tone for dismantling DEI initiatives in early 2025, corporate America has responded in sharply divergent ways. This second installment in SVI’s DEI series turns its focus to the private sector, where companies...
This article marks the beginning of a new series by SVI exploring the evolving global landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) – from policy backlash and corporate retreats to global impacts. How Did We Get Here? The start of 2025 brought a dramatic shift in the...
COVID19 has worsened female workers' conditions in developing countries, leaving them in a situation of strong economic distress and reducing their opportunity to be involved in the labor market. Millions of women from developing regions will lose years of success in contributing to household income, voiding...
COVID19 has been affecting women and men in disproportionate ways, with women bearing higher economic costs. The coronavirus crisis has been affecting women and men in different and disproportionate ways. Even if men appear to be at higher health risk, women bear higher social and economic...
In her interview to the Delphine Strauss FT journalist, Esther Duflo, the second women being awarded a Nobel prize at the age of 47 declares how she got interested in finding small working solutions to poverty in the developing world experiencing poverty in her own...
Maggie Brereton and Ina Kjaer, former KPMG partners, launched their consulting firm, Eos Deal Advisory. The company has been named after the Greek goddess of the dawn. The two advisors left KPMG this February, as a form of protest to the response that the firm alleged...