Spotlight BUSINESS Trump DEI crackdown hit the boardroom. Now there are fewer women Jessica Guynn USA Today May 24, 2026 May 24, 2026 Updated Aug 6, 2026 0 Adobe Stock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jessica Guynn USA Today Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly white and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.kAm%96? 42>6 E96 324<=2D9 282:?DE 5:G6CD:EJ :?:E:2E:G6D]k^AmkAm%@52J[ H@>6? @44FAJ ;FDE D9J @7 b :? `_ 4@>A2?J 3@2C5 D62ED :? E96 ?2E:@?VD =2C86DE 4@>A2?:6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ ?6H 52E2 7C@> d_^d_ (@>6? @? q@2C5D]k^AmkAmpE E96 A62< 2 J62C 28@[ H@>6? 3FD:?6DD =6256CD 96=5 b_]cT @7 3@2C5 D62ED :? 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