
It used to be a meritocracy. Now demographics play a much larger role. I started to observe a preference for women and under-represented minorities (basically everyone that isn't white or Asian).
It used to be merit. Increasingly it is based on diversity metrics.
Historically not that common, but much more so in the last couple years.
Quality of work I guess.
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