I've worked with plenty of women who've not been competent at their position as compared to the men they've worked besides but were given the position due to their gender. Once in the various organizations, they've often been promoted over these same men for no other reason than they were female and they asserted their gender and/or aesthetics into any advancement situation.
Quotas are discriminatory.
But it's also disgusting to hear, "That position was mine, they're discriminating against me because I'm a woman. I'm taking them to the tribunal/union/courts. Sexist bastards" when you know damn well it's because they were: a. An idiot b. Less than qualified compared to another candidate (a male) c. A manipulative sow
I'm in 100 percent agreeance with your equivalency comment, Indi. It's like paying to be knighted by a money grubbing monarchy.