The diversity agenda negatively affects women. From the report, “BREAKING BARRIERS: Women in Army Special Operations”:

"Don’t Put Women in Jobs Just because they are Female. Women continually insist that female Soldiers should only fill key positions for which they are fully-qualified.

One senior NCO explained that “sometimes you get put in positions because you’re a female,” which tends to make all women appear less competent if that individual is underqualified for the position, as men tend to generalize all women based on the actions of few.

A junior NCO summed this up by stating “the solution isn’t to just throw numbers of women into positions, please don’t lower the standard.”

Additionally, some women feel that the focus on Diversity and Inclusion is contributing to this predicament as senior male leaders may be receiving pressure to diversify senior positions with Soldiers lacking the requisite skills, knowledge, and experience—as one officer explained “diversity and inclusion is making some things tougher for women, because they need to check the box and they fill positions with women.”

If women begin to internalize a belief that their selection for key position will be solely based on gender, it places Soldiers at risk for imposter syndrome as one senior NCO explained “the fact that I have question why I was selected is hard.”

From: The Women in Army Special Forces Report reads like a soap opera