Someone was complaining that it's hard to get a band off the ground, well clearly the fact that they had zero bands with females shows just how hard that is.
So the question remain, there's obviously a diversity issue that the market isn't correcting so what's the solution?
Absolute nonsense and a false analogy
For whatever reason, traditionally more guys than girls have been drawn into forming bands and playing live music. Same way more guys than girls like to race cars/play rugby/go hunting etc etc
I guess it must be a hobby/passion/interest that appeals to young guys more than young girls. Does that mean there are sexist undertones here? Of course not!
Conversely:
Why then do you get more women than men doing sewing classes?
Why do you get more girls than guys learning and performing burlesque?
What should we do to increase the diversity that is obviously lacking in sewing and burlesque?
If we are going to use the line of thinking that Ryan is employing then surely we must also ensure there is an agreed and fulfilled quota of guys joining sewing classes before the class can get the go ahead to start?
What about hospitals? I work at a hospital and 80% of the nurses are female. Do we need to address this imbalance here as well by ensuring males are fairly represented? Surely if diversity is important than we must have a 50/50 m/f split? Or are people accepting and ok with the fact that more females are drawn to this profession than men?
You see, imo, this is nothing about "diversity" this is about "reactionary politics" because if it was truly about "diversity" then these guidelines would be applied fairly and squarely right across the board, in all jobs, hobbies etc
But no they are not, they are applied on a basis that suits a certain narrative and they are conveniently omitted when they go against that narrative.
So stop playing people for idiots and be truly honest here: you are not peddling true diversity you are cherry picking issues that suit the narrative you want to push
When I meet someone for the first time or observe a person in the street I don't even notice what race, gender, or whatever, those people are: all I see is a unique individual in front of me. I really recommend others try this approach as it is very rewarding. See someone for who they really are not for what they represent according to some narrative that is being pushed.