Something else to consider is that some times these hiring bises are explicit and others they are de facto the way things are be [1]. In my university there is

Something else to consider is that some times these hiring bises are explicit and others they are de facto the way things are be [1]. In my university there is a target to have at least x% of new faculty hires female. It's against the law to state a direct number (e.g. 7) but apparently that method is fine in my country... [1] https://www.pnas.org/content/112/17/5360 https://www.pnas.org/content/112/17/5360