A meritocracy as you define it would only be possible under communism....and one of the defining features of communism is stamping out individuality, innovation and creativity in favour of "fairness". Is that really what we want? 

As I said earlier, a white male coal miner faces obstacles to a tech career too. Life is not fair and the tech meritocracy reflects that. The great equalizer is improved access to education, not quota hires, social engineering and communism.