It's not a metaphor. It really happened. All of the "full birds" were up on stage, and it was a bunch of guys, just like the article reflects. Someone asked

It's not a metaphor. It really happened. All of the "full birds" were up on stage, and it was a bunch of guys, just like the article reflects. Someone asked the question, and the brand new CEO threw the question to the (token?) female. I swear her eyes almost glowed like one of those Stargate aliens for a moment before she took a breath and gave what must have been a well-rehearsed non-inflammatory answer. This was a pretty big event: rolling out the new crew. A few thousand people saw it. Anyone else want to comment to back me up?