In a country where Alan Shepard's most trusted "computer" was a black woman not allowed to use the bathroom in the same building as them well into the 60's, you would probably think that DEI could be a good idea. As you say, DEI was a measure to AVOID the things they claim it enables. Giving a person the opportunity despite who they are, not because of it. The scary part is the amount of MAGA DEI-opposing women with amnesia who probably miss being pinched in the ass at work, if they were even allowed to work and not told to shut up and get back into the kitchen. Fun fact: in Switzerland, not exactly what you'd call a banana republic, women weren't allowed to vote until 1971, and in Liechtenstein not until 1984 (according to Wikipedia).
Still, even in so-called progressive Norway, having a "too foreign" name has been admitted to reducing your chances for even an interview in the private sector, regardless of your qualifications or proficiency. Better with an underqualified Ola than an overqualified Ahmed for some, I guess. This is what I was talking about making things impossible to discuss, when the sides cannot even agree on what DEI *means*.