Tokenism

Presence without meaningful participation. For example, a superficial invitation for participation without ongoing dialogue and support, handpicked representatives who are expected to speak for the whole (socially oppressed) group (e.g. “tell us how women experience this issue”). Tokenism is often used as a band-aid solution to help the group improve its image (e.g. “we’re not racist, look there’s a person of colour on the panel.”).