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Until very recently women were denied combat roles because of biological arguments about the "average woman". Reminds me of the discovery that pilots were inca
by EliRivers 8y ago
Until very recently women were denied combat roles because of biological arguments about the "average woman".
Reminds me of the discovery that pilots were incapable of safely flying a fast jet intended for the "average man", and each specific role - flying this particular fast jet - had to be finely tuned to each individual pilot [0]. None of us will ever meet an average person and any role designed for being filled by "the average" is asking for trouble.
[0] https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-...