What you’re describing is an opposition to affirmative action policies. The general intent of actively considering more women (and people of color) for speaking

What you’re describing is an opposition to affirmative action policies. The general intent of actively considering more women (and people of color) for speaking and leadership roles is to examine biases that prevented us from considering them in the first place [1]. It also helps normalize and set role models for newer employees or students. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/break-the-future/2016/12/20/think-youre-not-biased-against-women-at-work-read-this/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/break-the-future/2016/12/20/thi...