Interestingly this. We are in the process of hiring a woman because of the quota. Well, we are trying because for every 20 male applicants we probably don't even get 1 female. And we are a team of 7 males. Odds are we have a female employee in a team of 8 are less likely than norm considering the applicants. But here we are.
Like it is insane, we had a female applicant which was rejected in the home assignment process. My manager told me that he felt that he needed to ask the reviewer a second time that if he is sure. Because we desperately need a token female.
And there are times that I wonder if I am part of the quota because I am an expat in this country and I come from a less developed country. I am confident in my skills that I am a good fit even if my nationality helped me at the beginning even if I got here because I am a token but I can see that it would be demotivating if I was unsure