to forcible attribute achievements to a specific sub-group claiming that they earned those achievements in direct competition will the all group As the example

to forcible attribute achievements to a specific sub-group claiming that they earned those achievements in direct competition will the all group As the example with the symphony orchestras showed, it is entirely possible that the achievements of women get discounted simply because they are women. I'm not saying that it is necessarily always the case, but since it demonstrably is in some cases, you should at least concede that it is an entirely reasonable position to have that women should be discriminated positively against to balance this bias, even if you don't share the position.