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> and can be controlled by unfair external factors Are you sure about that? In Sweden, society is very gender-equal: they have paternity leave, very small pay
by Const-me 6y ago
> and can be controlled by unfair external factors
Are you sure about that?
In Sweden, society is very gender-equal: they have paternity leave, very small paygap, about 50% of women in leadership position. Yet only 13% of Swedish engineers are women.
I think if you eliminate all the external factors you’re talking about, you still won’t get anywhere close to 50% of female engineers, or 50% of male pediatricians, as long as people are free to choose a profession.
- Loughla 6y ago>you still won’t get anywhere close to 50% of female engineers, or 50% of male pediatricians, as long as people are free to choose a profession. And that's fair. My argument isn't that it needs to be split and completely equal. It's that the freedom to choose needs to be equal, and the playing field needs to be level, so that who is and who isn't in 'field a' is, in fact based on merit and not arbitrary classification at birth such as gender and ethnicity.
- Const-me 6y ago> It's that the freedom to choose needs to be equal, and the playing field needs to be level I agree. About race inequality, I think in the US the two main causes are public schools paid by local district taxes, and very expensive higher education.
- giantg2 6y ago"It's that the freedom to choose needs to be equal, and the playing field needs to be level, so that who is and who isn't in 'field a' is, in fact based on merit and not arbitrary classification at birth such as gender and ethnicity." This seems to imply that it is not equal now. Is there any basis to support that?