tokenism

Example Sentences

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You need to give people opportunities without tokenism, and at the right moment in their careers.

From New York Times

Like other big companies, Amazon faces the challenging balance of promoting employee wellbeing without being accused of tokenism.

From Salon

The former NBA player made headlines last week after he said on his podcast that Mr. Love didn’t deserve to play on the team because he didn’t have a “stellar” season, and that he was chosen anyway because of “tokenism.”

From Washington Times

“Kevin Love is on the team because of tokenism. Don’t be scared to make an all-Black team representing the United States of America.”

From Washington Times

Hickey said he took he lead from his employees because, as a white man, he worried about about jumping into trends only to be accused of tokenism.

From Seattle Times