The pendulum swings, quota based selection, affirmative action, or any other discriminatory initiative usually means that somewhere, sometime, the best trained, qualified and experienced person does not get selected.
Anger, bitterness, corruption. nepotism and the decline of capabilities quickly follow. People are not joining because the conditions of service are poor, and I recognise that it is necessary to try to recruit from an underutilised pool however it must be clear that discrimination is not happening.
Been there, seen it happen, and the outcome is not pretty.
IG