Microsoft Criticized Over Race-Based 'Pay Equity' Initiative

As many major corporations distance themselves from divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Microsoft is sprinting in the opposite direction and not quietly. The tech behemoth is doubling down on race- and gender-based hiring and compensation schemes, drawing fierce criticism from watchdog groups that warn this woke agenda is infecting everything from HR policies to video games.

Consumers’ Research, a watchdog nonprofit that exists to protect consumers from corporate overreach, has issued a “woke alert” targeting Microsoft’s latest DEI antics. According to Executive Director Will Hild, “Microsoft continues to double down on its radical agenda” even as other companies retreat from the DEI cliff. Hild accuses Microsoft of abandoning innovation in favor of activism, noting its promotion of “divisive DEI policies and harmful gender ideology targeting children.”

Here’s what’s raising red flags:

• Microsoft’s 2023 DEI report openly boasts about "pay equity" that now favors non-white employees over white ones a practice that edges dangerously close to race-based pay preferences. According to Microsoft, non-white employees earn $1.007 for every $1.000 earned by white peers in the same roles.

• Leadership roles are being increasingly filled based on diversity metrics, with Microsoft stating that pay disparities signal a need to increase “representation at more senior levels,” rather than focusing on performance and merit.

• The company’s so-called “Inclusion Journey Library” includes re-education videos on “allyship,” “inclusive perspectives,” and battling implicit bias further proof that left-wing ideology has become embedded in the corporate culture.

This isn't just about boardroom politics. Microsoft’s agenda is also being programmed into its products. The company has developed video games that promote radical gender theories to children, including partnerships with groups like the Trevor Project an organization that pushes transgender ideology on minors through online platforms. Microsoft has already poured more than $16 million into LGBTQIA+ causes, many of which promote content most families would find deeply troubling.

To make matters worse, Microsoft seems poised to clash directly with the Trump administration. President Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to begin probing illegal DEI practices across the private sector, and Microsoft’s blatant ideological preferences put it in the crosshairs. The company has previously threatened to sue the federal government over trade disputes a clear indication that it’s ready to go to war over its political agenda.

And let’s not forget the irony Microsoft’s leadership is now implying that who you are matters more than what you do. Paychecks and promotions, once earned through effort and achievement, are now being evaluated based on skin color and gender identity.

While companies like Meta, Disney, and Walmart are reading the room and quietly backing away from their DEI experiments, Microsoft is plunging headfirst into cultural radicalism and dragging its employees and consumers along for the ride.

It’s time for the company to return to its roots: building tech that works, not trying to socially engineer the workforce or indoctrinate kids through gaming consoles.

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