[Spiwux]

> You're saying that a software startup's selection of available engineers is so limited that it's not possible to approach general population demographics?

Yes, because engineers don't follow general population demographics.

> In 2021 alone, over 100k people graduated with bachelor's degrees in computer science. That sample size is too small to approach general population demographics?

Yes. Again, that sample too does not follow population demographics.

> Okay, let's lower the bar. Why doesn't your staffing at least approximate the demographics of computer science graduates?

It does. Which is why I said "mostly" (but not exclusively) male. However that is not a "lowered bar", that is the only possible way things can work out. Unless you argue that a number of male engineers should be systematically doomed to never be hired in the name of equality, because otherwise we cannot reach your perfect demographic distribution.