Yet another dangerous example of what trying to paint a positive image, of an ideology which has precious few positive results to back up, can lead to.
Equifaxes hiring meeting went something like this...
"Is she qualified"?
"Well she majored in music composition but she is female"
" Great! What is her work history?"
"She struck a blow against the patriarchy at First Data Corporation for three years and before that she eliminated a white male with a degree in Finance at Sun trust Bank"
"Fine she is hired. Put her in charge of 200 million American's private data and sign her up to attend the Women in Tech meeting next month"