&gt; but if we forcibly try to overrepresent every minority where do we end up? &quot;50% black trans women speakers&quot;? I wouldn&#x27;t go to such a conference since the probability of bad talks would be too hig\<p>You end up with hiring quotas in companies, where a <i>less-than-competent</i> candidate can be hired instead of a <i>competent</i> one because he&#x2F;she belongs to a minority. Will the bet on minority over competence will yield greater gains in the long run? That is a question for the ages. :)