What I find concerning is the 50/50 gender equality.
It should be very safe to assume that by virtue of statistics, in an industry that is male dominant, competitive suitable male applicants will simply not progress though the selection process because the company wants gender equality.
OP - if you have a read though the Qantas and Virgin Recruitment thread there are a lot of experienced pilots out there with thousands of hours that have been rejected for unknown reasons.
They share your same frustration.