Twitter Upheaval Hits Diversity Ranks in Setback of Recent Gains
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Twitter layoffs include leaders of employee resource groups, while Musk’s plan to require office attendance is a blow to minority workers.
Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter Inc. and mass layoffs at the company stand to bring major setbacks for diversity and inclusion at the social-media platform. In his first week as owner, the billionaire fired Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, who had been a supporter of Twitter's employee resource groups, and rolled back a “work from anywhere” policy that opened the company up to more diverse areas of the country. Chief People and Diversity Officer Dalana Brand tweeted this week that she resigned the day Musk took over. The firings of about half of the staff on Friday also may hit hard: The leaders of several of Twitter's diversity-...
