The point made by pavlov is very real. > The alternative is just a really really unlikely coincidence. is untrue. In my real world experience of several deca

The point made by pavlov is very real. > The alternative is just a really really unlikely coincidence. is untrue. In my real world experience of several decade, in multiple countries, (AU, UK, US at the very least) it is commonplace for comany boards and public service departments to have multiple members with common traits, be that schools, debate clubs, sexual orientation, vacation habits, former employers, etc. The networking effects that draw birds of feather together are clearly apparent once you actively look for them. Having several lesbians in senior management of a large organisation isn't particularly noteworthy and it doesn't follow that they would be bad at their job simply because they are lesbians. YCombinator is littered with examples of socially incestuous startups ..