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White men urged to file discrimination claims

Vance prompted Online essay saying careers were ruined by DEI

By: Jessica Guynn
USA Today

..... The federal agency hat fights workplace discrimination is calling on White men to come forward with bias allegations.
..... "Are you a white man who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws," Equal employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas posted December 17 [2025] on X. "The EEOC is committed to identifying, attacking and eliminating ALL race and sex discrimination - including against white male employees and applicants."
..... The social media call to action is the latest escalation in the EEOC's efforts to identify discrimination claims in line with the Trump administration's view that "unlawful" and "woke" diversity, equity and inclusion practices permeating the American workplace are not balancing historic inequities but creating new ones.
..... Vice President JD Vance recently described DEI as "deliberate program of discrimination primarily against White men."
..... He also promoted an Online essay claiming DEI polices ruined he career prospects some White male millennial. Responding to the article, Lucas tweeted: "This is a story chock full of unlawful discrimination."
..... The EEOC has emerged as a powerful tool in the trump administration's arsenal to unwind Civil Rights-era laws put in pace decades ago to remedy racial inequities.
..... When the president tapped Lucas to lead the EEOC, she pledged to restore "evenhanded enforcement of employment civil rights laws for all Americans."
..... "I intend to dispel the notion that only the 'right sort of' chagrining party is welcome through our doors," Lucas said in a statement after her appointment.
..... Now that Lucas has a quorum - the minimum three out of five commissioned needed - she can move aggressively to enforce White House priorities.

'Reverse discrimination' rise?

..... Though White House worked account for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce, their discrimination claims make up only about 10% of race based claims, according to data USA Today obtained in 2023 form the EEOC.
..... A money manager at Carl Icahn's investment firm sued Bausch + Lomb Corporation and his employer December 15, [2025] alleging he was denied a board seat because he is White - the latest in a series of lawsuits alleging :reverse discrimination."
..... "This is a massive shift, with the federal civil rights office now explicitly naming the problem of anti-White racism and calling on individuals to take action," Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal, said in a post on X.

DEI fights job bias, advocates say

..... Diversity advocates said the comments form President Donald Trump;s administration deliberately distort the purpose of DEI.
..... "In my view it's a set of practices aimed at removing bias to create a fair and level playing field so that people of all identities and backgrounds have equal opportunity at achieving success," said David Glasgow, executive director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and belonging at the NYU School of law and author of "How Equality wins: A New Vision of an Inclusive America."
..... "It would be truly wonderful to see people who are so passionate about the value of equality when it comes to White men demonstrating the same passion when it comes to eradicating inequalities affecting people of color, women,LGBTQ+ individuals, and other marginalized groups in society," he wrote in an email.
..... After the killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted widespread protest business pledged to make their workforce and their leadership better reflect the communities they serve.
..... The backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement was swift as advocacy organizations claimed White workers were being denied opportunities so employers ocular hire and promote more women and people of color to achieve diversity goals.
..... America First Legal, co-founded by senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, peppered companies with dozens of reverse discrimination complaints and posted on social media seeking more White people to file legal claims.

Trump takes on DEI over 'anti-White' racism

..... On the campaign trail, Trump campaigned against DEI for creating "anti-White feeling." On his first day back in the White House, he moved to wipe out such initiatives, including purging DEI from the federal government and the military, threatening to strip billions of dollars in federal funding and grants from universities and pressuring major corporations to roll back polarograms or risk losing federal contracts.
..... The broadside rippled across corporate America as companies accelerated efforts to scale back or scrap DIEI programs hat could put them in the president;s cross-hairs.
..... The rollbacks had a direct impact on the careers of Black Americans and the divest of executive suites inside the largest companies, a USA today analysis showed.
..... "I have to say it;s a bit hard for me to look at the stat4e of the nation - while households with 9-10 times the wealth of Black households; white men comprising 74% of Fortune 500 CEOs, white people being 90% of law firm equity partners, Congress being 72% male and74% white - and think that white men are at a systemic disadvantage in our society," Glasgow said in his email.

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