Lots of angst here and understandably so. It's frustrating to watch people who can't see the forest for the trees. Shortcuts like this will ultimately lead to a negative effect for the profession and for those whom this is intended to help. The more round pegs they try to cram through square holes will not help out any demographic positively, nor will it benefit the profession. The cream will rise to the top, successful driven people will find an avenue to be successful which may mean less of them in aviation. The more the profession is whittled away to bring it down to the lowest common denominator to meet a quota the less desirable it will become.

When you grant an advantage to one group or groups for positions of limited quantity you're inevitably allowing a disadvantage to be placed on another group. The result will be only the best of the disadvantaged group will exist, further enhancing the perceived perception of superiority a program like this is supposedly trying to eliminate.

It's unfortunate to see people sabotage races and a gender they claim to be trying to help. Ultimately though, the smart driven people of any demographic will continue to succeed. Someday perhaps our society will be sophisticated enough to recognize this but based on our current trajectory it doesn't look like that will happen anytime soon.

As the father of a targeted demographic of this program it does make me sad for her and our species as a whole. I try to remind myself her level of success will ultimately be a factor of her drive, abilities and intelligence in spite of handicaps our society willingly creates.