That is confusing a goal with EOE criteria.
In a utopia, the best person for the job, regardless of age, gender, skin color, "should be" everybody's desire. It doesn't happen, however, for one reason or another. Forcing it to be so creates as many problems, imho, as allowing it to come naturally. And, for example, many smaller companies, this doesn't happen because of familial reasons (i.e., the son takes over from the father, etc.). Perhaps the son isn't the best to take over, but that was the father's perogative...to keep it in the family....it's not always about prejudice.