Unemployment could be higher for men, and there could still be discrimination against women in the workplace. Those are not in contradiction. Your comment seems like a non sequitur. (Leaving aside whether there really is sex discrimination in the workplace, a complex question that almost certainly has an answer more subtle than "yes" or "no")

> Leaving aside whether there really is sex discrimination in the workplace, a complex question that almost certainly has an answer more subtle than "yes" or "no".

Actually, the answer is both sex and workplace dependent. (Yes, there are workplaces where there's no sex discrimination and some where the sex discrimination is against men.)

However, the furor over sex discrimination isn't that "subtle".

Discrimination comes in different forms than % of people being employed.

True, but would you rather be "discriminated against in the workplace but employed" or "unemployed"?

This line of thought reminds me of the furor over the lack of women on the boards of fortune 500 companies. I find it hard to get excited over whether folks who are otherwise extremely favored (namely the women who would be considered) run into a glass ceiling. The vast majority of both men and women run into glass ceilings that are a lot lower.

It's sort of like being mad because the oldest son gets to be king even if there's an even older daughter. Discrimination, sure, but it's not a problem worth significant effort.