Diversifying the workforce takes time and effort. The practice can also lead to performative behaviors and tokenism instead. Understanding the difference will ensure that your actions to create workplace equity aren’t symbolic. You can make lasting, positive change by uncovering how performative tokenism occurs and how to start better practices to support everyone within your organization.
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What is performative diversity?
Performative diversity is the act of saying the right things or enacting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts without doing any work or making any long-term commitments to improve the company regarding those things. Think about the old saying — actions speak louder than words. Any business owner can say they love diversity, but they have to show it over time through their actions to avoid becoming performative.
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