>Why is that a problem? There are countless other "immutable" characteristics on which an employer can discriminate candidates. Why should there be social equa

>Why is that a problem? There are countless other "immutable" characteristics on which an employer can discriminate candidates. Why should there be social equality? Equal opportunity has enabled egalitarian societies to be tremendously successful. You are fundamentally able to use greater talent base per capita than a society which doesn't. The results will force everyone to do this and this is a great thing. A problem arrives in which people arent in equal positions. So for us in Canada we have the legal right to discriminate against people so long as we are doing it to benefit a group defined as 'disadvantaged'. However, that doesn't account for anything. So for example hairdressing which is dominated by women can discriminate against men. Reverse sexism is legal. They call this 'leveling' but it is actually harmful. What you get is a situation in which the 'disadvantaged' are no longer disadvantaged and the advantaged are the disadvantaged.