If the goal is to have roughly equal distribution according to some metric and the company/field/whatever has a skewed distribution by that metric the hiring is

If the goal is to have roughly equal distribution according to some metric and the company/field/whatever has a skewed distribution by that metric the hiring is going to be "obviously biased". What other option is there other than accepting that the current state of affairs will continue w/o change? This applies in pretty much every field, and I'm comfortable with trying to have balanced working environments. Role models, mentors, team vs. individual players - pick whatever aspects of interpersonal interactions you're interested and I think things will go worse with a monoculture. Gender and aspects of gender are the flavour at the moment, but it's been other things in the past and will be other things in the future. Unless it's a solo project, actions to improve aggregate performance are a win. And such improvements include "soft" aspects such as "can we secure work", "can we retain/recruit talent", "can we secure funding", "will dogs eat our dog food", ...