Diversity

So we've spent several class periods talking about diversity in class, and I feel like I should sum up my opinions on the matter, especially in regards to comments other students made.  One student made the off-handed remark that garbage trucks are almost exclusively worked by men, and that we should we working harder to get a more diverse workplace in that field.  Though I understand their intent by saying this (oh, the women are only trying to take the good-paying jobs, and are content with men only working the low paying ones) I feel like it's the same as saying "Well somebody somewhere has a worse situation than you, so there's no need for me to do anything".  We're dealing with creating products that are meant to have a global reach, not providing a service.  When you're trying to affect a global audience, you need your  team to be constructed globally so you can get as much different insight as possible.  Too many products have failed by sitting on top of the "White male opinion is always right" card.