tokenism
/ˈtoʊkənɪzəm/
noun
- The practice of making only a symbolic effort to include members of minority groups, especially by hiring or promoting a small number of them to give the appearance of equality.
- The company's hiring of one woman on the board was criticized as tokenism.
- Many activists argue that tokenism does not address the real problems of discrimination.
- The school's diversity program was accused of tokenism because it only invited one speaker of color per year.