There are so many generalities and so much hand-waving in your comment that it's really hard for me to understand what situations or which people you're referring to. It would be much improved with some specifics.

She's not a figurehead, she's trans herself

And frequently, the trans or gay or whoever is called incompetent and DEI regardless of "naturally" they rose and how good decisions they make. Their decisions arw bad faith twisted for ideological reasons.

And no one even worry about someone not rising naturally when he is not demographic, regardless of level of nepotism and good old boys network that got him in.

Then there's the rich irony of the supremely unqualified transphobic belligerent alcoholic anti-DEI social injustice warrior accelerationist christian nationalist DUI hire Pete Hegseth running the Department of War into the ground and the War on Iran into WWIII Armageddon.

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus:

https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-ir...

>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has enshrined evangelical Christianity at the uppermost levels of the U.S. military, airing monthly prayer meetings throughout the Pentagon. Last year, the Pentagon confirmed to me that Hegseth attends a weekly White House Bible study. It’s led by a preacher who says God commands America to support Israel.

Don't you have more important things to worry about than baselessly disparaging competent trans women in technical leadership positions as "DEI hires"? Where is your proof she's incompetent, or a "DEI figurehead", and that you're competent enough to judge her? What have you done for the PHP community? Did she take your jerb?

If you're not transphobic, then stop spreading and defending transphobic propaganda. If you are transphobic, just come out and say it, and try to make your case based on the facts and science, with evidence instead of baseless claims and lies and accusations.