A review by mmarques
Ending Checkbox Diversity: Rewriting the Story of Performative Allyship in Corporate America by Dannie Lynn Fountain

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

This is an interesting book, but needs to be expanded on to be more useful. The main points of this book are that an annual training session on DEI and corporate policies is insufficient, and that performative celebration of underrepresented groups only during their appointed month are insufficient. 

The author gives some ideas on how to improve DEI to work on real improvements, but her suggestions are limited and lack concrete examples. For example, she says that DEI training should be ongoing, but doesn’t give examples of what it might cover and what are expected outcomes.