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Ask HN: Is it even theoretically possible to achieve gender equality?
Recently, I was pondering over this idea of gender equality. Isn't achieving complete gender equality in society contradicts the fact that there are "types" in gender. If there are different types to some entity, there has to be distinction (by definition), which suggests that complete equality cannot exist in the way they're treated?
- smt88 11y agoFirst of all, you seem to be thinking of gender as a binary. If you think of it that way, "gender quality" might mean "men and women are equally represented everywhere" to you. Gender is fluid, though. That leads us to a better definition of gender equality: the same opportunities for each individual, regardless of his/her gender. You're right that people with an extreme female gender will gravitate to certain jobs/industries and people with an extreme male gender will gravitate to others. That will maintain a wage gap one way or another, among other forms of inequality. The goal we need to reach is for children of all genders to have all possible paths open to them in their careers, lifestyles, and recreational activities.