A recent letter from the American embassy in Paris warned French companies against participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, prompting outrage from French officials. They viewed this as unacceptable interference, contradicting French law's focus on secularism and a race-blind approach. French government representatives emphasized the incompatibility of US DEI concepts with existing laws promoting equality and diversity without direct reference to race or affirmative action, highlighting a significant divergence in the understanding and implementation of inclusion policies between France and the US.
The recent letter from the US embassy in Paris urging French companies to avoid diversity, equity and inclusion programs has ignited a significant backlash among French officials.
French law approaches equality through a secular, race-blind lens, making the American DEI model incompatible with its existing principles and regulations on discrimination.
Laurent Saint-Martin highlighted that direct requests for companies to abandon inclusion policies contradict French laws aimed at promoting diversity, particularly regarding gender equality and anti-discrimination.
Aurore Bergé pointed out that while positive discrimination may be a topic of discussion, it does not have an official place within French legal frameworks.
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