Who pays for diversity? : why programs fail at racial equity and what to do about it /

"Diversity programs are under attack. Should those interested in racial justice fight to keep them, or might there be another way forward? Who Pays for Diversity? reveals the costs that employees of color pay under current programs by having their racial identities commodified to benefit white...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Okuwobi, Oneya Fennell (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland : University of California Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Diversity in the workplace > United States. Racial justice > United States. Minorities > Employment > United States. Race discrimination > United States > Prevention. Multiculturalisme en milieu de travail > États-Unis. Justice raciale > États-Unis. Minorités > Travail > États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination

Table of Contents:

The costs of diversity
Commodities and tokens
One of the things about bridges is they get walked on
Honorary whites and collective blacks: degrees of diversity
"I'm improving it for us" : diversity ideology for employees of color
Making diversity the only option
Formal diversity practices
Dreaming bigger : toward workplace equity
Appendix 1. study participants
Appendix 2. interview guide.