Yes to be fair, it’s client demand that creates this and the client’s desire for this is the reason I couldn’t openly talk to the partner and be like “You know this is B.S., right?” Plus he’s an Asian man who seems personally invested in the diversity industry.
Also, diversity departments are overwhelmingly made up of women, and especially women who are something other than white. So the optics of eliminating that in this political climate are bad. Though it would be a better sign of progress to naturally have more individuals of those backgrounds across the general employee population. But you can see how it becomes kind of a built-in career and self-perpetuates.