Oct 31 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) has dismantled its

global diversity, equity and inclusion department, Bloomberg

news reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the

matter.

The report said the staff from Boeing's ( BA ) DEI office would be

combined with another human resources team focused on talent and

employee experience.

Sara Liang Bowen, who was a vice president in the

department, announced earlier in the day on LinkedIn that she

had left the company.

"It has been the privilege of my lifetime to lead Equity,

Diversity, and Inclusion at the Boeing ( BA ) company these past 5+

years. Our team strived every day to support the evolving

brilliance and creativity of our workforce," she said in the

post.

On Tuesday, Boeing ( BA ) launched a stock offering that could raise

up to $24.3 billion as the planemaker looks to strengthen its

finances, pressured by a more than six-week strike by factory

workers. Earlier this month, the company also said that it

planned to cut 17,000 jobs, which represent 10% of its global

workforce.