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UNHRC isn't OHCHR. The former is more like HFAC, the latter more like a State working group -- in other words, politicians vs professionals.
by HillRat 11y ago
UNHRC isn't OHCHR. The former is more like HFAC, the latter more like a State working group -- in other words, politicians vs professionals.
- marcoperaza 11y agoEdit: I originally acknowledged my mistake, but upon closer inspection, I was actually not mistaken. This Working Group was commissioned and appointed by the Human Rights Council, the one with zero credibility. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16872&LangID=E http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?Ne... (see the italic bit near the end). Other half of original reply because it's still relevant: Nonetheless, I'm suspicious of a report that cites flawed statistics, such as a gender wage gap of 79 cents on the dollar, as evidence of discrimination and denial of rights. See my comment and sources here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10785515 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10785515 . Equal rights does not mean equal outcomes because, even in the case of equal ability and opportunity, people have different preferences. This report is nonetheless equating those.
- HillRat 11y agoI think those are totally valid objections -- the microeconomic research remains equivocal on gender pay gap differences and, while I firmly believe that American politics and policies regarding women's rights are marching boldly backwards, I also think this is more than a bit of grandstanding (I admire many UN professionals, but there are plenty of excitable activists amongst their peers, though both professionals and rabble-rousers are outweighed by the clock punchers. Bureaucracy, don't you ever change). Also, the UN org chart looks like a bowl of spaghetti, so remembering who is what and when is an absolute pain.