I totally agree with this, and this is what I try to do myself. However after being part of dozens of hiring panels I noticed a clear trend toward rating femal

I totally agree with this, and this is what I try to do myself. However after being part of dozens of hiring panels I noticed a clear trend toward rating females/minorities hire on technical skills than they would give to a white male with the same performance. After having conversations about it I truly don't think the people noticed what they are doing. Even after pointing it out some would still deny it, and of course it's not possible to prove given that it's highly subjective. It's just a really, really hard thing to see in ourselves. I don't know what the answer is. I'm going to keep striving for the standard you laid out, but it's continually difficult to know how you're doing.