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Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by aeharding on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @02:02PM (#12686876)
Can you provide an example of an equality movement where overcompensating worked better than making everyone "actually equal"?

In America during the '50s, did black people demand white people to not be allowed to sit in the front of the bus until everyone was "actually equal"?

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Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by nothrabannosir on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @02:45PM (#12687359)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action

But I think you make a good point.

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