tokenism

Example Sentences

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But a senior minister dismissed that as a "misconception about the bill fuelling tokenism".

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Opponents say it would be divisive and hand excessive powers to the body, while others have described it as tokenism and toothless.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023

These days, things are far from equitable, but in most of the culture, female representation has grown well past the Smurfette-style tokenism.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

That led to a culture of tokenism, which I take full responsibility for.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023