As a brand-new member, I've been impressed by the power invested in Lisa McCormick to deliver the basics and set the tone for beginners. This is very welcoming to women. Before I read this post I'd browsed instructors and noted that, yes, overwhelmingly white male. I suspect that more female customers may move things along. My tastes run to female singer-songwriters, white and black.

I went to an art college (in the '70s) that instituted affirmative action in the 1980s to make half the instructors female. I wasn't impressed with the quality of hires. You can't just push this stuff.