Puppy wrote:
Reverse discrimination would be (for example) if women admins were promoted on a basis of lower community support, in order to achieve a more balanced ratio - a process often referred to as affirmative action, and strongly supported by many.
There is a comparatively higher concentration of women in the cab^W^W leadership positions on Wikipedia than throughout the project in general. AFAICT it is through merit, not so-called "affirmative action" - which, like all discrimination, I find objectionable.