Europe EditionAmid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire
- President Donald Trump issued anti-DEI executive orders in early 2025 that halted federal funding and blocked diversity programs nationwide, affecting nonprofits and contractors.
- These orders stem from the administration's belief that DEI initiatives compel employers to make hiring decisions based on race or gender, potentially conflicting with anti-discrimination laws and leading to legal disputes and uncertainty.
- Organizations like Chicago Women in Trades, which helped raise women’s participation in skilled trades by nearly 30% since 2018, faced grant terminations that threaten apprenticeship and training programs.
- Sam Barraza, a nonbinary individual involved in Chicago Women in Trades—which receives about 40% of its funding from federal grants—expressed that without the program’s assistance, they would have found it difficult to break into the trades industry.
- The funding cuts risk worsening skilled labor shortages while affected groups pursue legal and legislative actions to sustain critical equity-focused workforce training efforts.
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