{"product_id":"who-pays-for-diversity-oneya-fennell-okuwobi-9780520392229","title":"Who Pays for Diversity?: Why Programs Fail at Racial Equity and What to Do about It","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow diversity initiatives harm employees of color by turning them into workplace commodities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Diversity programs are under attack. Should those interested in racial justice fight to keep them, or might there be another way forward? \u003ci\u003eWho Pays for Diversity?\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on accounts of employees from across the workplace spectrum, from corporations to churches to universities, \u003ci\u003eWho Pays for Diversity? \u003c\/i\u003edetails 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneya Fennell Okuwobi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520392221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520392229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Oneya Fennell Okuwobi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311258587391,"sku":"9780520392229","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc221e8a-0dc8-4f97-b392-1abeca613885.jpg?v=1730888985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-pays-for-diversity-oneya-fennell-okuwobi-9780520392229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}