Tokenism

After reading a bit more around the subject of women in heavy metal, I have come across the concept of 'Tokenism'. This concept means that:

tokenism:
1. the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
2. any legislation, admissions policy, hiring practice, etc., that demonstrates only minimal compliance with rules, laws, or public pressure:

"Admitting one woman to the men's club was merely tokenism."

In relevance to my research, it could be seen that women ARE TOKENS in the heavy metal genre. As part of a minority, which could also mean that they are more viable than their male counterparts, in a sense of their rarity. 

A journal written in 1977 by Rosabeth Kanter titled 'men and women of the corporation' illustrates this notion of tokenism, and how something is considered a token if they represent less than 15% of the majority.