Probably not. EA pulls from philosophy, computer science, economics, etc, which are themselves disproportionately white and male.
2) Is my interest in greater diversity within EA misguided?
No, it warrants some attention; the question is how much relative to directly working on EA causes.
3) If I am right about the lack of diversity in EA, is it something the EA community is working towards improving? [...] Bright Malawian girls would achieve the same merit if provided with the same privilege.
Yes, see links from the other commenters. As for getting Malawian girls to the forefront of EA, that’s a long-term process that will take decades as their society develops (eg. high school completion is 10x lower than in the US). We live in a deeply unfair point in history.
4) If diversity should be increased, how can it be accomplished?
Probably not. EA pulls from philosophy, computer science, economics, etc, which are themselves disproportionately white and male.
No, it warrants some attention; the question is how much relative to directly working on EA causes.
Yes, see links from the other commenters. As for getting Malawian girls to the forefront of EA, that’s a long-term process that will take decades as their society develops (eg. high school completion is 10x lower than in the US). We live in a deeply unfair point in history.
One approach here.