I think the instrumental benefits of greater equality (racial, gender, economic, etc.) are hugely undersold, particularly by those of us who like to imagine that we’re somehow “above” traditional social justice concerns (including myself in this group, reluctantly and somewhat shamefully).
In this case, I think your thought is spot on and deserves a lot more exploration. I immediately thought of the claim (e.g. 1, 2) that teams with more women make better collective decisions. I haven’t inspected this evidence in detail, but on an anecdotal level I am ready to believe it.
I think the instrumental benefits of greater equality (racial, gender, economic, etc.) are hugely undersold, particularly by those of us who like to imagine that we’re somehow “above” traditional social justice concerns (including myself in this group, reluctantly and somewhat shamefully).
In this case, I think your thought is spot on and deserves a lot more exploration. I immediately thought of the claim (e.g. 1, 2) that teams with more women make better collective decisions. I haven’t inspected this evidence in detail, but on an anecdotal level I am ready to believe it.