It seems like the phrase's origin is in signaling "we are doing something". Something they are locked in with general population representative impossible at scale by sheer numbers. So we get into the typical loathesome reactionary "must do something" and "ass covering" dynamic where there is no sincere cooperation or attempt to help improve, just adversarial layers of bullshit from trophy hunters and ass coverers, the truth goes to die, and any improvement is outright in spite the "work" of all involved.
"Like all matters of diversity with a given foo, just treat them like individual people." is the best wisdom I can come up with on the subject which even if true isn't very likely to satisfy.
"Like all matters of diversity with a given foo, just treat them like individual people." is the best wisdom I can come up with on the subject which even if true isn't very likely to satisfy.