The idea that each category we can come up with to lump people into should be totally evenly distributed across all streams of work or else something must be wr

The idea that each category we can come up with to lump people into should be totally evenly distributed across all streams of work or else something must be wrong has always seemed weird to me. If there is something actively preventing you from being in or sticking around in a profession you want to be a part of, I'm all for breaking down those barriers, but the idea of "over-representation" seems to go in the opposite direction. It seems aimed at keeping or kicking people out.