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Re:As women have more equal opportunity, the more their pref... by izzydata on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:12AM (#18382853)
We shouldn't push anyone into anything. Why is it ok for a man to be a garbage collector and not a woman? That sounds like gender inequality to me. You can't have it both ways.
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Re:As women have more equal opportunity, the more their pref... by LyndsySimon on Monday November 05, 2018 @12:18PM (#18384009)
I don't think anyone is saying that's it's "not OK" for a woman to be a garbage collector. Some are saying that the fact that women are generally not garbage collectors is a problem.

I honestly don't know where I stand on that. While I absolutely believe that much of the disparity in preference is cultural, I'm apt to believe that some of it is biological. Further, I'm not sure eradicating that cultural bias is beneficial.

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