tokenism
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tokenism (countable and uncountable, plural tokenisms)
A policy of formally complying with efforts to achieve a goal by making small, token gestures; especially to hire a minimal number of ethnically diverse or disadvantaged people.
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As to its underline observation on the use of “tokenism” – one contends that it is a fair description that can withstand any accusation of race, particularly in the direction to which such an accusation is made.
Gender and Society, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Jun., 1991), pp. 178-192 Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. Tokenism could be used to camouflage sexism, to preserve male worker's advantage in the workplace.
Furthermore, it was suggested that an element of " tokenism " and stereotyping surrounded many of these minority characters.
Janice D. Yoder (1991): Rethinking Tokenism: Looking beyond Numbers.
Although there is still a long way to go, what some now ignorantly call "tokenism", has in fact shaped the consciousness of millions of Kurds.
Moreover, this mass extinction event is accelerating and is so comprehensive in its impact that the piecemeal measures being taken by the United Nations, international agencies and governments constitute a tokenism that is breathtaking in the extreme.