token gesture

to·ken·ism (t

-n

1. The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.

2. The practice of hiring or appointing a token number of people from underrepresented groups in order to deflect criticism or comply with affirmative action rules: "Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse" (Mary Daly).

tokenism [ˈtəʊkəˌnɪzəm]

the practice of making only a token effort or doing no more than the minimum, esp in order to comply with a law

tokenistic adj

tokenism

formal or superficial compliance with a law, requirement, convention, etc., especially in the hiring of members of a minority group.

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