(May 20, 2013 at 3:37 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: How can two different things be equal?
I guess that really depends on what you mean by equal. Equal as in the same? No. Equally capable of the same things? Not necessarily. Equal in value? I'd say yes. Different roles in society may make us feel like we have to choose which one is more important or superior, but one doesn't really work without the other. If it wasn't for women, none of us would be here. Haha.
Regarding qualities, men may express better the traits necessary for leadership, as women may express certain necessary traits better for other roles in society. But I wouldn't say that those roles, however different they may be, gives us reason to apply different value based on genders. Individuals given value based on merit, maybe, but not the whole gender.
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