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What if Women, on average, prefer to take more time away from work due to having a child than their male partners? And what if "Black" people are, on average, y
by Lonestar1440 2y ago
What if Women, on average, prefer to take more time away from work due to having a child than their male partners? And what if "Black" people are, on average, younger than other groups and so are more likely to be in early-career roles?
More broadly, once we start dividing "People" up into groups like "Black" "White" "Man" "Woman"; isn't a bit silly to think the groups won't expect and want and do different things? Like even if we assign people literally at random (and 'Race' isn't much different than this); wouldn't differences emerge?
- ceejayoz 2y agoNow, imagine you enslave one of those groups for ~400 years, prevent them from voting or getting an equal education for another ~100+. Might differences emerge in how society treats that population?
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- Lonestar1440 2y agoYes. Do you agree that my point is also correct? Different groups want different things, and have different demographics, and excel in different areas. If we defined the "groups" in a less historically informed way, we'd still have differences.
- ceejayoz 2y ago> Different groups want different things, and have different demographics, and excel in different areas. I think it's very easy to overstate how much those things are genuine differences in preference/ability. Allowing no-fault divorce dropped female suicide rates by 20%; were they happy in those marriages, or enduring them? Would they choose differently if offered the same opportunity?
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- BehindBlueEyes 2y agoWasn't there also research showing that when women's financial independence improved, divorce rates went up? I wish I could find that source again.
- l33t7332273 2y agoDo you think people with Green eyes are more or less compensated than people with blue eyes?
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- Lonestar1440 2y agoEye color, unlike Race or Gender, is pretty evenly distributed over the obvious confounding variables like "Age" or "Preference of staying home with children". I'd expect it to be +/- 10%, though probably not "equal" enough to keep "disparate impact" folks from calling it out.