To play the devils advocate here.....
Cambridge claims to be promoting better access to state school pupils, yet simultaneously throws up barriers in their way by requesting additional exams over and above A Levels such as STEP papers or admissions tests. The additional coaching required for these is highly unlikely to be available to the average state school applicant hence they do not apply. Thus the university can claim to be supporting state applicants whilst really the status quo remains.
BA has made good capital for years by recruting female pilots. They feature in both in-house and external publications with a regularity which is totally disproportionate to their number within the whole pilot community. However BA wanted to have its cake and eat it. It wanted the prestige of advancing the cause of women pilots but without the cost of doing so. Now the tribunal has ruled that they must pay the price of that prestige and the management are looking rather red faced.