> who believes strongly in the absolute innate equivalence in aptitude for our profession between men and women This sounds almost sarcastic. I get that hyperb

> who believes strongly in the absolute innate equivalence in aptitude for our profession between men and women This sounds almost sarcastic. I get that hyperbole is a rhetoric device. I agree to a certain extent, too, while I understand that positive discrimination is discriminating never the less. But: The absolute "innate" equivalence between any two persons is not comparable. Prejudice is not allowed, sure, but it goes both ways. You can't just take any 50% of the population and claim they must be as good as the other half, just as you can't take any half and claim they must be inferior. Because that is subjective -- concerning subjects -- whereas you want to be objective -- judging actions by their objectives.