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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Tokenism"”.
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The Dark Duo: Exploring Change and Tokenism in Colonial Ideologies
… the development of the Dark Duo over time or tokenism within these ideologies, wherein the Indigenous culture is embraced (i.e., low symbolic exclusion) while reparations are avoided (i.e., high historical negation). Across four studies, this thesis addresses these gaps by examining mean-level …
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Discovering the Differences that Make a Difference: Racial Majority and Minority Responses to Online Diversity Statements
… (i.e., multiculturalism, colorblindness, and tokenism). It was hypothesized that the organizational websites that enhance multiculturalism, such as the integration-and-learning perspective, will be perceived more favorably than websites that emphasize ideologies of colorblindness and tokenism, …
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Token or full member of the team? : an examination of the utilization and status of women in combat arms positions in the armed forces of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
… combat positions.In Chapter Four the theories of tokenism utilized in this thesis are detailed. This chapter presents and assesses the definitions of "token" and "tokenism". A review of the literature of women in male-dominated occupations and women in the military as "tokens" is also …
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Gender dynamics in the advertising industry : the interplay of workplace culture and career advancement
… ranging from feminist literary theory to tokenism, gender-role congruence, situated learning and homophily theories. It further summarizes a qualitative methodological research approach consisting of in-depth interviews with 15 female executives in the advertising industry. The study …
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Minority Bias in Supervisor Ratings: Comparing Subjective Ratings and Objective Measures of Job Performance
… suggesting a real difference in performance. No tokenism effect was found for Women or racial minorities. Non-significant effects were found for the direct effects of race and sex, as well as sex congruency between rater and ratee.
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Silent Outsiders: Searching For Queer Identity In Composition Readers
… overt homophobia, perpetuating tokenism, and pathologizing queer identity. The presence of other differences are compared to the number of times that queer identity is referenced in the table of contents. The final portion of the analysis examines the two most inclusive …
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Legal Recognition and Media Representation of Sign Languages: South African Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language as case studies
… minority”, “medical/disability”, and “diversity tokenism”, together with two further framings, “exploitationism” and “hearing activism”, were used to describe the framings of articles mentioning sign language. The findings reveal that officialisation is associated with increased newspaper media …
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Can I get a witness?: The resilience of four Black women senior student affairs administrators at predominantly White institutions
… The participants' recounted experiences of tokenism, perceptions of the appearance, perceptions of communication styles, and inequitable compensation. They also reported support systems such as mentors, giving back, and spirituality that influence their thoughts, actions, reactions, …
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Progress in question: a qualitative thematic analysis of disciplinary power, and Black senior leadership in Canadian policing
… ranks, often neglecting the implications of tokenism within white, male-dominated workforces. This study examines the disciplinary proceedings of former Toronto Police Superintendent Stacy Clarke, analyzing tribunal discourse – court documents, promotional policies, exhibits, and testimonies …
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Representation and Equity Gaps in Higher Education: Conceptualizing Minority Representation in Graduate Programs at an MSI
… minority faculty experiencing racial fatigue and tokenism. This qualitative research used the counter-storytelling tenet of Critical Race Theory as a theoretical framework to explore how students and faculty conceptualize representation in their graduate program at an MSI.</p> <p>By employing …
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From Classroom to Career: Understanding Impostor Phenomenon in Black Women
… how their experiences of exclusion, visibility, tokenism, and/or performance pressure unfolded over time. Findings indicated that early educational experiences, including tracking, diminished affirmation, and limited representation, established patterns of self-doubt that were later reinforced in …
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How Well Do Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Address Gender Equity?
… I contend that meaningful participation and tokenism are critical issues that occur in the design, implementation, and adaptive governance of nature-based solutions. While organizations promoting nature-based solutions purport to take gender equity seriously, the approaches adopted are often …
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A Narrative Inquiry of Early-Career Women of Color in Student Affairs
… 2022; Garcia, 2016; Núñez et al., 2025), and tokenism (Bizzell, 2024; Maramba, 2011). Researchers have investigated the experiences of senior-level women of color student affairs professionals, yet existing research has failed to center the experiences of early-career women of color in student …
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Assessing the influence of natural resource conservation on the livelihoods of KwaNibela, KwaZulu-Natal
… effective and should evolve beyond the level of tokenism. This would ensure that people are fully involved and their livelihoods are enhanced through clearer and fairer benefit sharing arrangements.
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Counter-Narratives of La Raza Voices: An Exploration of the Personal and Professional Lived Experiences of Mexican-American/Chicana/O Faculty at California Catholic Institutions of Higher Education
… discrimination, isolation, marginalization, tokenism, inundated with workloads and service commitments, devalued research, and delayed promotion and tenure) in both entering academia and succeeding within academia.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to explore the personal and professional …
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UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN OPPORTUNITY: FACTORS INFLUENCING ENGAGEMENT AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN IN THE U.S. CORPORATE WORKPLACE
… including pressure to mask cultural identity, tokenism, hypersurveillance, and performance standards rooted in racial bias. In response, they employed strategic conformity, emotional regulation, and overperformance, adaptive strategies that often led to fatigue and disengagement. However, …
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The Corporate Closet Managing Gay Identity on the Job
… pressures, and the double-edged sword of tokenism. The men's choice of strategy was also influenced by their co-workers' attitudes towards homosexuality, by their perceived economic vulnerability, and by the availability of role models. The study draws on interviews with 70 men in five …
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The role of public participation in facilitating integrated development planning for improvement of services in uMhlathuze Local Municipality
… of the citizens; rather it is executed through tokenism. This study recommends that the municipality should realign the process of IDP to improve the communication strategy and to ensure that all groups of people, of all ages and social classes, are invited to participate in the process of IDP …
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Investigating how Black women faculty in higher education experience and cope with work burnout : a narrative case study.
… These challenges manifest as microaggressions, tokenism, lack of equal pay, lack of mentorship, and gendered racism. Even in the face of these complexities, Black women have been able to permeate the bounds of the professional workspace by acquiring professional degrees at high rates at the turn …
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Critical Mass of Women on Biotech Corporate Boards and Its Implication For Firm Performance: A Mixed Method Explanatory Sequential Study
… less than or equal to 22% highlighting that “tokenism” did not enhance performance and positive for gender ratio greater than 22%. The gender interaction effect analysis using the slope dummy variable approach indicated small to midsize firms with low Tobin’s Q attracted more women, and vice …
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