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On a tangent here: The block quote in question is interesting and rightly highlights how strong gender imbalances in STEM might not have a historic/natural bias
by ppod 8y ago
On a tangent here: The block quote in question is interesting and rightly highlights how strong gender imbalances in STEM might not have a historic/natural bias. However, I always think we are going down a dangerous road when we even argue this point. If we base our campaign for contemporary fairness and equal opportunity on the argument that in the past women have been important and respected contributors to science and tech, then we are making it contingent on this historical fact rather than, as it should be, an absolute right founded on the inherent equal rights of men and women.
- bryanrasmussen 8y agoI think it's more an argument against the idea that they are incapable, if they were capable in the past then something must be argued to have changed in the essential nature of women since then.