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It's not clear to me that an even split among genders in governance is an indicator of gender equality. Wouldn't it be more something like gender non-relevance

It's not clear to me that an even split among genders in governance is an indicator of gender equality. Wouldn't it be more something like gender non-relevance for governance? If a trait doesn't matter for a given task, you would expect that trait to probably be proportional in the sample as it is in the population.

tpush 5y ago
> If a trait doesn't matter for a given task, you would expect that trait to probably be proportional in the sample as it is in the population. The whole point is that it doesn't. Humans aren't rational machines; they're sexist, racist, bigoted etc. This result may indicate a betterment on some of these fronts.
- throwawayay02 5y ago
  Wouldn't it indicate that we are even more sexist now, if the most important thing about the politician's is their sex?
  - jmmcd 5y ago
    Nobody is saying the most important thing about a politician is their sex. It's not suggested by any of the commentary here either, except the trolls like yourself.
    - raxxorrax 5y ago
      I don't think this is a troll and an honest question that deserves asking.