Business support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) measures is on the decline, The Wall Street Journal reports.

“I’ve seen people say, ‘I really wish there was more diversity,’ and I’ve seen people say, ‘Don’t wake up like that,'” said Sarah Sharp, vice president of human resources at homebuilder Clayton. talk. She is from Tennessee, she told the WSJ.

Only 32% of workers believe that working in an ethnically diverse location is “very important” to them, while 38% say it is “less important or not important at all.” bottom. according to According to a Pew Research Center study. In the same poll, 26% of workers thought that “an equal mix of men and women” was “very important” in the workplace, while 44% said it wasn’t.

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According to the WSJ, corporate attitudes toward DEI funds are also changing. A survey of 140 Gallup human resources executives found that 59% said they plan to increase the DEI budget next year, and 84% said they will increase it in 2022.

According to the WSJ, Jonathan McBride, DEI director at recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles, said he was concerned about the impact the Supreme Court’s ruling on race-based admissions to higher education would have on businesses.

“If you say that about going to college, what about getting a job?” McBride told the media outlet.

Some companies have faced backlash for their efforts to cater to the LGBTQ community.

Bud Light’s sales have fallen 31% since mid-May after the company partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney in April. Target and Kohl’s brands took a hit over LGBTQ merchandise in June, with Target losing $15 billion in market capitalization and Kohl’s losing 20% ​​of its stock.

Heidrick & Struggles and Clayton did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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