This is how getting a gig works. It's similar to getting a job. A company looks for a specific type of writer: one with relevant experience or characteristics, such as someone adventurous who is a daily hiker for a hiking blog, or a writer who has worked at a non-profit for a non-profit magazine, or someone from the US midwest to write about living near cornfields. They likely won't hire a homebody introvert for the hiking blog, etc.

You know, like if they want to hire a product manager for an app for car dealerships, they look for someone who has experience A) as a product manager and B) …

Yes, gender/race/orientation should have had no role at all. Only competence should have mattered. Both in hiring and wages. But it hasn't been so for ages. Must we really be up in arms if companies try to right some wrongs?

But here's a completely race and sex agnostic reason : Especially in creative fields like writing, cinema, etc (even when it's only a part of a larger tech or marketing industry), diversity in points of view, experiences and backgrounds add tremendous value. If my staff was predominantly type X, I'd be thrilled if I found a qualified candidate of type Y or Z, and would…