Couldn't agree more....
I would expand to say there is truly no such thing as equality and we shouldn't try to create it. Anyone, male or female, can develop the skills to succeed and reach a high level in any field, including IT. But focusing on "increasing the number of female CIO's" has an inherent discrimination against men. If you really want to see more women in high-ranking IT positions, you have to create an interest for IT in young girls. Maybe in a generation or two you'll see some progress which will not only get you more female CIO's simply because they're female, but you'll get more female CIO's that can outperform their male counterparts.
