Female "Quotas" and talk of "gender equity" in any business in my experience means that the Board of the company are under pressure from the feminist lobby - an entity I call "The Old Girls Club" which is at least as powerful as the old boys network and can work publicly due to the current political correctness climate.
By that I mean, these people are treated as saintly campaigners for equality instead of the power hungry **** they really are.
Anyway "quotas" means that any female that applies and is remotely qualified will be appointed. It also usually means that any promotion of a male must be accompanied by a written explanation of why a female didn't get the job.
Unfortunately I've had direct experience of all of the above, including seeing two worthless individuals receive OA's.