Who Pays for Diversity?: Why Programs Fail at Racial Equity and What to Do about It - Couverture rigide

Okuwobi, Oneya Fennell

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ISBN 10 : 0520392213 ISBN 13 : 9780520392212

Editeur : University of California Press, 2025

Synopsis

How diversity initiatives harm employees of color by turning them into workplace commodities.

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 people and institutions. Oneya Fennell Okuwobi proposes fresh and thoughtful ways to reorient these initiatives, move beyond tokenism, and authentically center marginalized employees.

Drawing on accounts of employees from across the workplace spectrum, from corporations to churches to universities, Who Pays for Diversity? details how the optics of diversity programs undermine employees' competence while diminishing their well-being and workplace productivity. Okuwobi argues that diversity programs have been a costly detour on the path to racial justice, and getting back on track requires solutions that provide equity, dignity, and agency to all employees, instead of defending the status quo.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Oneya Fennell Okuwobi is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520392213
• ISBN 13: 9780520392212
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible