ATJ
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I don't know where this idea of erasing the differences between the sexes has come from. You can't deny that men and women are different, with their brains and genitals wired differently and I don't believe anybody is trying to deny that (or anyone sensible anyway).
There is a very good reason that women, traditionally, have stayed in the home to look after the children. That reason is that it is instinct for them to look after what they have given birth to.
There is a very good reason that men, traditionally, have gone to work. That reason is the deeply ingrained instinct to provide for their families.
The thing is, just because those differences exist, doesn't mean that somebody can't defy them if they want to.
If a woman proves that she is fully capable of doing a traditionally male job, nobody should stop her from doing so. If a man proves he is fully capable of doing a traditionally female role, nobody should stop him, and what's more, nobody should insult or degrade them for doing so.
That's the point of equality law. Not erasing gender differences or unfair promotion of inadequate staff to meet targets, but making sure that nobody qualified should be refused a job or victimised purely on the grounds of something they cannot help.
The 'erasing differences' excuse is just a thinly disguised way of being sexist, I'm afraid.
There is a very good reason that women, traditionally, have stayed in the home to look after the children. That reason is that it is instinct for them to look after what they have given birth to.
There is a very good reason that men, traditionally, have gone to work. That reason is the deeply ingrained instinct to provide for their families.
The thing is, just because those differences exist, doesn't mean that somebody can't defy them if they want to.
If a woman proves that she is fully capable of doing a traditionally male job, nobody should stop her from doing so. If a man proves he is fully capable of doing a traditionally female role, nobody should stop him, and what's more, nobody should insult or degrade them for doing so.
That's the point of equality law. Not erasing gender differences or unfair promotion of inadequate staff to meet targets, but making sure that nobody qualified should be refused a job or victimised purely on the grounds of something they cannot help.
The 'erasing differences' excuse is just a thinly disguised way of being sexist, I'm afraid.