Unequal representation doesn't automatically imply something non-meritocratic is happening. There could be self-selection due to preferences, which explains wh

Unequal representation doesn't automatically imply something non-meritocratic is happening. There could be self-selection due to preferences, which explains why almost all nurses are women and why almost all garbage truck drivers are men. There could also be selection based on differences in behavior or competence: almost all prisoners are men because almost all of the most aggressive people in society are men. The justice system isn't sexist, the lopsided gender balance is a consequence of group-level differences in criminality due to genes and culture. In the case of societal leadership, sexism has clearly played a role in shaping representation historically, but that conclusion definitely doesn't follow from the mere observation of unequal distribution, it follows from an understanding of the details of why that distribution is lopsided.