I think you agreed nursing is gendered in favor of females.. no one complains about that. Construction jobs are gendered in favor of males.. no one complains a

I think you agreed nursing is gendered in favor of females.. no one complains about that. Construction jobs are gendered in favor of males.. no one complains about that. So if 20% CS majors are women, and 20% programming jobs are held by women why is that a travesty? Why do we call diversity initiatives to increase the hiring proportion of one group ABOVE what is naturally expected fair rather than unfair? If they are paid less, sure we need to address THAT. But seeing they are represented as expected in the workforce, biasing your hiring process further in favor of women necessitates biasing it against every other demographic. And why does no one give a shit about diversity in other less desirable occupations? Thats what OP is pointing out. Its not a joke. There are problems for women in tech. But there are also simply people who want to grab as much special treatment as they can get for their own group over others, when it is in their best interest. And thats why its important that people clamor so much more about diversity in <CS/high-paid profession X> than any other - many of them will support any measure that improves their odds regardless of what it means for society. At that point it becomes pure self-interest not social change for the good.