It's not just political correctness. The socially optimal future is one in which anyone, regardless of race and gender, can become a software engineer. Someday, we're going to put in effort to move from our current world to this better future. Software engineering is a highly-desirable, well-paying, forward-looking job and it's still early days. Why not give it a shot?
There are of course many PC-police types who can't give a clear reason why we should pay attention to diversity, but there are good reasons nonetheless.
There are of course many PC-police types who can't give a clear reason why we should pay attention to diversity, but there are good reasons nonetheless.