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IMO equity is not the only consideration -- there may be a value to workplace diversity itself, and #1 adds some transparency to the issue. The #2, if you look at it, actually suggests solutions where gender is invisible, rather than push for preference for women over equally-qualified men. #5 sounds non-neutral, but really could be implemented in neutral manner -- what it says is that women have a harder time finding mentors. Surely some men are in that category too.