This is a long article but well worth the read, providing a good background, the authors opinion on the current situation and well reasoned proposals on remedying it.<p>I posted this because it provides a reasoning and even an answer to a feeling that I kept having reading discussions and opinions on the discussions going on about equality and that's this: I feel that I treat people equally and on merit, and because of that it irks me when people tell me I should do more or even positively discriminate.<p>But the point is not how I behave or how I feel, the point is that the current reality is that our industry (and larger, our societies) has an equality issue and the sooner we fix that the better it will be for everyone. Only then will treating people equally be of any value.