RE: Men and Women equal? No, never.
May 14, 2013 at 6:36 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2013 at 6:42 pm by cneron.)
Equality never?
You cite isolated situations, such as a pregnant woman vs. a man---how about a non-pregnant woman vs. an alcoholic man? I know which I'd pick. You talk about a security guard position---how about a computer programmer? No equality there, either? Why should men be discriminated against as teachers? I know of no evidence that women are superior in this field. And in fashion? Many prestigious fashion designers are men.
"Equality" is an ideal, and it's hard to enforce an ideal effectively and fairly, but it's widely thought to be a worthwhile effort. In a lot of cases, women and men truly are equally qualified, despite cultural bias. For the sake of the ideal, some of us are willing to make allowances in certain situations, for pregnancy, say, or frequent trips to the bathroom because of an enlarged prostate.
You cite isolated situations, such as a pregnant woman vs. a man---how about a non-pregnant woman vs. an alcoholic man? I know which I'd pick. You talk about a security guard position---how about a computer programmer? No equality there, either? Why should men be discriminated against as teachers? I know of no evidence that women are superior in this field. And in fashion? Many prestigious fashion designers are men.
"Equality" is an ideal, and it's hard to enforce an ideal effectively and fairly, but it's widely thought to be a worthwhile effort. In a lot of cases, women and men truly are equally qualified, despite cultural bias. For the sake of the ideal, some of us are willing to make allowances in certain situations, for pregnancy, say, or frequent trips to the bathroom because of an enlarged prostate.
- C. Neron
