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> Or would the goal be to hire the best 100 and that should end up being roughly 35 females that are equally qualified and therefore earn the same?

In my opinion, this would make the most sense. You shouldn't be hiring specific portions of people. If, however, you have hired a bunch of people and you find that the number of women is disproportionately low or that their pay is unexpectedly lower, you should look into why that might be.

There are very few (if any) jobs where someone's gender (or race, etc.) affects their qualifications, except insofar as different proportions of each group enter the field.