tokenism

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

to·ken·ism

(tō′kə-nĭz′əm)

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).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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

ˌtokenˈistic adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

to•ken•ism

(ˈtoʊ kəˌnɪz əm)

n.

the practice or policy of making no more than a minimal effort to offer opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.

[1960–65]

to`ken•is′tic, adj.

tokenism

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

tokenism

[ˈtəʊkənɪzəm] N → programa m político de fachada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tokenism

[ˈtəʊkənɪzəm] n
it's just tokenism → c'est une politique de pure forme

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tokenism

[ˈtəʊkəˌnɪzəm] n → concessione f pro forma inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

It smacks of sheer, patronising tokenism And it deeply disappoints me that Murphy of all people has gone down the road of let's dump male leads, erase male hero characters and turn them into female starring roles.

Jane Bond? Oh please don't be an 007 Cilljoy

figure By FAITH ONEYA Tokenism is a bigstick that is often used to beat women into submitting to societal expectations and roles thrust upon them.

Archaic gender expectations must be rejected

Female participation at these levels is being extended beyond tokenism, the article suggests.

When Two or More Women Are Up for the Job

Until most people are able to identify a specific type of plastic and recycle it through a systematic channel, then most recycling will remain mere tokenism.

Use of plastic was one of the changes from the Great War; LETTERS

Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria said having a mandatory quota for women may result in tokenism, stressing that having a target was better to ensure that competence would be the priority.

Quota needed to increase number of women in high-level jobs? Yes, say women MPs

Mr Jones told delegates yesterday that only people who were displaying "wilful ignorance" would dismiss this as "tokenism".

Carwyn: I'll use vote to ensure Eluned joins leadership race

Many organizations governmental and non-governmental for instance, offer women such significant representation amid masked intentions to symbolize it for 'Tokenism'.

Rise of tokenism

Is it possible that they are PC or tokenism and if so then why?

Experience offers best match analysis

The MP said if Modi had so much concern for Muslim women, he should do justice to Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots."This is all tokenism. If Modi is really concerned about Muslim women, he should provide 7 percent reservation for them in education.

Owaisi trashes PM's claim on Hajj journey of Muslim women

India, July 10 -- By nominating Ramanth Kovind as the Presidential candidate, BJP has tried to play the politics of tokenism to the hilt.

Kovind, Dalit Politics And Hindu Nationalism

It is anybody's guess, however, whether this act of tokenism will succeed, for few among the Dalits will believe that the saffron brotherhood's ingrained bias against the lower castes is about to undergo a dramatic change.