Business Insider: The EEOC’s war on woke
January 21. 2026
National Campaigns Director Deborah Vagins was interviewed by Business Insider about the EEOC’s shift in focus under the Trump Administration to prioritize protecting white men’s rights.
Deborah Vagins, national campaign director of Equal Rights Advocates, a nonprofit focused on gender equity in workplaces and schools, says it’s an effort underway to “remake the EEOC in Trump’s image.” …
“There is no evidence that there is such overwhelming discrimination against white men that the very, very limited resources of the EEOC should be directed in that direction,” Vagins says.
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