Posted February 22, 2018
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Gede: But women aren't equal to men! We are biologically different. Women can give birth, for instance.
Even within the same gender people are different. Forcing equal treatment of everyone to me means either levelling down (e.g. "carry your own wheelchair up the stairs") or an unjustifiable waste of resources (e.g. men having maternity leaves and going to the gynaecologist).
I see gender discrimination as part of the broader problem of lack of empathy, respect and consideration for other people.
CymTyr: I get what you're saying, but I respectfully disagree. While I might view gender as binary, I also view men and women equally, just each gender better at certain things. Even within the same gender people are different. Forcing equal treatment of everyone to me means either levelling down (e.g. "carry your own wheelchair up the stairs") or an unjustifiable waste of resources (e.g. men having maternity leaves and going to the gynaecologist).
I see gender discrimination as part of the broader problem of lack of empathy, respect and consideration for other people.
I have an extremely logical mind on a good day, where my sister might be one of the most empathic people you'd meet. Equal, good in different respects. You get what I'm selling?