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>those cultures are doing that's different than us. 1. One of the very few jobs that is well paid. So you are either a software engineer or poor. 2. There is
by dominotw 9y ago
>those cultures are doing that's different than us.
1. One of the very few jobs that is well paid. So you are either a software engineer or poor.
2. There is not social stigma associated with being an engineer. infact its the opposite, see point 1.
3. Even in India "math is for boys" meme is strong but point 1 overpowers everything else.
> The gender gap is purely cultural
Unless you can point me to a non-poor country where this is true, I would say 'The gender gap is purely economical '
- shrimp_emoji 9y agoRather, it seems it has to be biological, but it's left to flourish most in wealthy countries. The resistance to this gender essentialist conclusion is easy to understand, but it shouldn't change anything to true egalitarians. If someone's suitable for a job, hire them. Gender or race quotas are sexist and racist, by definition, and it's those policies that are endangered, not egalitarianism.
- mirimir 9y agoYou have a point, from the perspective of immediate equity. But such quotas are driven by long-term equity goals. And there's more to it than reparations for past injustice. It's about social transformation.