Work & CareersWorkplacePrint articleAustralian workers push back against DEI programsEuan BlackWork and careers reporterJan 16, 2025 – 7.42pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginEmployee resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is rising in Australia as companies struggle to explain the rationale for them and the re-election of Donald Trump emboldens critics to voice their concerns.Whether the heightened opposition will push Australian corporates to follow the lead of some American companies in abandoning DEI initiatives remains unclear.Loading...Euan Black is a work and careers reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Email Euan at euan.black@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreWorkplaceGender equalityDiversity Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureWe visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard ofJohn McDonaldHow to pack for a work trip – fashionablyA Dua Lipa-approved handbag and talismanic earrings to buy this weekRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success