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That is more of a short-term concern: over the longer term, it is widely understood that establishing more equitable opportunities has the effect of redressing
by epgui 4y ago
That is more of a short-term concern: over the longer term, it is widely understood that establishing more equitable opportunities has the effect of redressing systematic inequities that are preventing full participation & competition of traditionally marginalized groups.
The classic illustration is that the increased prevalence of women/black/hispanic/indigenous role models in STEM, for example, encourages a higher degree of participation and competition from these traditionally marginalized groups in the field.
If there is no good reason to think these marginalized groups are inherently less suited for the role, then over time, they should be selected on the basis of merit in roughly demographic proportion.
- DoreenMichele 4y agoHistorically, "men" were made, not born. You had to prove yourself a man. You weren't granted that status based solely on the bits between your legs. Women who join male dominated groups tend to feel the men are just being mean to them because male and female culture differs. It's probably a waste of my time to try to discuss it here. So I think I shall bow out without completing my thought in this comment.
- epgui 4y ago> Historically, "men" were made, not born. You had to prove yourself a man. I don't think women had the historical opportunity to be "made a man", so this very-rhetorical argument / play on words is not particularly persuasive.
- krageon 4y agoYou see such stories in media (and I would wager in practice, with any lady that enters a male-dominated group and ends up actually fitting in) frequently enough.
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