Although I'm sure you mean well this comment comes across as out of touch with reality. - Most investment bankers aren't self-taught kids from impoverished nei

Although I'm sure you mean well this comment comes across as out of touch with reality. - Most investment bankers aren't self-taught kids from impoverished neighborhoods who got where they are today through a combination of pluck and determination. - Good libraries are in good neighborhoods. Poor neighborhoods often don't have a library at all. - Bosses want people who have abilities, but depending on your circumstances at birth it may take a lot more effort to acquire those abilities. Some people succeed even though the deck is completely stacked against them. This has always been the case. And yes, the individual should do what they can to make the best of an unfair situation. However, I'm arguing that the deck shouldn't be stacked against people based on gender and race in the first place. And before there can be meaningful change people have to acknowledge that this unfairness has to be addressed.