text: Who's getting personal? So far you've called me ignorant and short-sighted. You can claim that you were referring to my arguments and not to me, but we both know that's a cop-out. 
  
  Promoting an environment in which women and minorities are welcomed is encouraging. You are simply wrong to claim that it is patronizing. The system is stacked against people who are currently underrepresented, because people tend to hire others like themselves, as studies have also shown.  For example, see this. http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/10/so-much-for-qualifications-employers-hire-people-they-like/. Note this passage: "Employers sought candidates who were not only competent but also culturally similar to themselves."
  
  Claiming that it is patronizing to help those in need is ridiculous. Otherwise, we would consider it patronizing to give a drink of water to someone dying of thirst.