We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
By Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
Jorge Quesada Velazco, Ph.D. in Economics, UMass Amherst
Kevin L. Young, Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst
Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Those companies were more likely to have DEI staff.
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Friday, March 28, 2025