Tokenism (noun)

1. The practice of making a symbolic effort (such as hiring a small number of minorities) rather than actually helping members of minority groups to achieve equality.
2. The practice of including a small number of people from underrepresented groups in a workplace, community, or other environment, in order to give the appearance of diversity without actually achieving it.

Origin:

Mid-20th century: from token + -ism.

Examples:

1. The company was accused of tokenism when it hired only one woman for a board of ten members.
2. The company was criticized for tokenism when it only promoted one person of color to a management position.
3. The company was guilty of tokenism when it hired one person with a disability, but did not make any accommodations to help them succeed.
4. Tokenism refers to the practice of making a symbolic effort (such as hiring a small number of minorities) rather than actually helping members of minority groups to achieve equality.
5. The company's diversity and inclusion policies were criticized as tokenism, as it only had a small percentage of employees from underrepresented groups.