I'm with you in the sense that I don't buy the proposition that you have to have 50/50 gender balance of say... database administrators, data engineers or devop

I'm with you in the sense that I don't buy the proposition that you have to have 50/50 gender balance of say... database administrators, data engineers or devops engineers because otherwise your technology or company will be not as effective as it can be, because you're missing out on that.. something... There's nothing about those roles that is gender specific. The only argument I can see being sensible is that you want to hire from every available pool of talent, and if the only people working in a specific specialization are white/asian dudes, then it's tougher for potential candidates to see themselves belonging there, hence the business misses out on great employees who go for other careers or others employers who makes them feel more included.