Easier said than done. First, how do you define "best"? Certainly personality traits like confidence are a factor, but it's naive to believe that men and women display confidence in the same way. So YC's selection criteria need to be updated to be more fair at identifying "best". Everyone on the team needs to re-learn all their methods of evaluation and all the processes need to be re-thought.
On top of that, there's a feedback loop involved. Women have traditionally been at a disadvantage and it takes conscious effort to dig out of that hole. The only way to fight entropy in a system is by inputting work.
Finally, your statement presumes that YC isn't already "funding the best startups". Obviously, that approach -- the status quo -- hasn't been fair to both sexes. For the reasons above.
On top of that, there's a feedback loop involved. Women have traditionally been at a disadvantage and it takes conscious effort to dig out of that hole. The only way to fight entropy in a system is by inputting work.
Finally, your statement presumes that YC isn't already "funding the best startups". Obviously, that approach -- the status quo -- hasn't been fair to both sexes. For the reasons above.