Ofcom (i.e., UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom) m

Ofcom (i.e., UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom) mandates that for the BBC: 50% of leadership roles to be held by women by 2020. http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/10/13/ofcom-sets-new-ground-rules-bbc-50-leadership-roles-be-held-women-2020 http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/10/13/ofcom-sets-new-ground... With an infinite supply of talent and availability this will work. But the world isn't quite like that. Lots of women don't aspire to work 80 hours a week at full capacity over and above other life choices. Moreover, will gender trump merit on occasion? Who can doubt it?