tokenism

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes tokenism has run its course. I don’t want to just be that person,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Some people even suggested to Victoria she had been given the role only because of "tokenism" or to bolster equal-opportunity statistics.

From BBC

That kind of tokenism has always existed.

From Los Angeles Times

One theory is the widespread perception of tokenism — the belief that women have a real shot only at leadership roles that were vacated by other women.

From Los Angeles Times

Another friend of Dr Shah's, columnist Rod Liddle, also welcomed his appointment, adding he has a "wicked sense of humour and doesn't have much time for the identity politics and tokenism with which the BBC seems obsessed".

From BBC