But what I'm saying is that most of the efforts, particularly the hiring / salary / perf eval related ones, are making the "in groups" matter less. I understan

But what I'm saying is that most of the efforts, particularly the hiring / salary / perf eval related ones, are making the "in groups" matter less. I understand the cynicism, but the actual work people are putting in is much more nuanced than you'd expect from reading twitter or hn or the news. There's a reason that diversity appeals to companies, and it's not 100% morality. It's because diversity is an indicator that companies are doing better with HR. Fwiw, I'm actually someone working on this problem, and the changes we implemented improved the chances for every group you listed. That was not an accident, people who care about team performance worry about homogenous groups: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-boss-doesnt-want-your-resume-1452025908 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-boss-doesnt-want-your-resum...