tokenisms

Superficial diversity efforts

Tokenisms is the plural of tokenism, which refers to symbolic gestures toward inclusion—hiring or featuring a small number of people from underrepresented groups to create an appearance of diversity without meaningful commitment: The company's diversity efforts amounted to tokenisms rather than real change.

The plural emphasizes multiple instances or varieties of such superficial inclusion.

critique

superficiality

Absence of meaningful depth

performativeDone for appearance's sake
opticsScience of illumination
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window-dressing · lip-service · hollow · symbolic · quota · shallow · insincere · meaningless · facade · cosmetic

workplace

HR

Employee management department

corporateOf or relating to companies
recruitmentSeeking new personnel
representationDepiction or likeness

underrepresentation · pipeline · retention · promotion · panel · tokenized · marginalization · visibility · headcount · compliance

media

casting

Shaping through liquid form

representationDepiction or likeness
characterNature, symbol, or role
stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion

sidekick · narrative · trope · one-dimensional · visibility · Hollywood · typecasting · ensemble · background · storyline

Opposites

systemic change

tokenismspower sharing

Distributing authority among groups

genuine inclusion

tokenismsinclusive practices

Methods welcoming all people

belonging · equity · mainstreaming

scale of representation

tokenismsproportional representation

Seats allocated by vote share

critical mass · parity

Family

tokenism, tokenistic

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Rated PG