Inclusion like in speaking at tech conferences for one...
that doesn't change the fact that quotas are a shitty solution, perhaps having people vote publicly on topics that are on an agenda, while witholding the author's name?
quotas lead to inclusion. and inclusion is what's important. inclusion includes being represented at conferences.
content is what is important. technical content and content of character.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day
live in a nation where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin, but by the content of their
character."
The best solution for inclusion is by eliminating the privilege through a blind process.
ideally, we'd have a system where we have a balance sheet that gets tallied up- but interviewing is an important part in gauging competence and culture fit (yes, this is a real thing, I know some developers who don't wash and I would not call them culturally fitting), so it's not something that can be solved easily.
We all, inherently have a bias- we can't divorce ourselves from that bias, so how do we hire? by tribunal?
I certainly believe quotas to be a shitty solution.