I think the summary in (https://quillette.com/) is based on a false dichotomy. It is not an either-or proposition: biology or society. Both biology and society play a role in shaping gender differences in STEM fields. The article linked also mentions the following "Pushing the equal-outcomes agenda in STEM and in other socially valuable areas provides feel-good experiences for gender activists, a self-serving diversion of the public’s money, and lots of bureaucratic jobs". This is such a sloppy argument (from David C. Geary is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at the University of Missouri).
The goal of achieving equal outcomes for all people is not simply about creating a "feel-good experience" or generating bureaucratic jobs. It is about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to society without being held back by discrimination or other barriers.True equality is not about forcing everyone to have exactly the same outcomes, but rather about ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.
I am totally supportive and in fact, a cheerleader for each individual reaching their full potential. But I am equally supportive of and a cheerleader for each individual purusing this path via their own personal responsibility and agency. As soon as an individual is recognized more for the identity group in which they are placed rather than being seen as a unique individual their agency is diminished and they move onto the "victim" end of the spectrum even if that word is never used. DEI, while perhaps well intentioned by some (and certainly not by others), by its very nature places individuals in identity groups thus sending the implicit message that without a DEI program in place anyone in one of a number of groups cannot be hired or get ahead.
“True equality is not about forcing everyone to have exactly the same outcomes, but rather about ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.” -- Yes, but that is not what Affirmative Action and DEI stand for.
I think the summary in (https://quillette.com/) is based on a false dichotomy. It is not an either-or proposition: biology or society. Both biology and society play a role in shaping gender differences in STEM fields. The article linked also mentions the following "Pushing the equal-outcomes agenda in STEM and in other socially valuable areas provides feel-good experiences for gender activists, a self-serving diversion of the public’s money, and lots of bureaucratic jobs". This is such a sloppy argument (from David C. Geary is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at the University of Missouri).
The goal of achieving equal outcomes for all people is not simply about creating a "feel-good experience" or generating bureaucratic jobs. It is about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to society without being held back by discrimination or other barriers.True equality is not about forcing everyone to have exactly the same outcomes, but rather about ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.
I am totally supportive and in fact, a cheerleader for each individual reaching their full potential. But I am equally supportive of and a cheerleader for each individual purusing this path via their own personal responsibility and agency. As soon as an individual is recognized more for the identity group in which they are placed rather than being seen as a unique individual their agency is diminished and they move onto the "victim" end of the spectrum even if that word is never used. DEI, while perhaps well intentioned by some (and certainly not by others), by its very nature places individuals in identity groups thus sending the implicit message that without a DEI program in place anyone in one of a number of groups cannot be hired or get ahead.
“True equality is not about forcing everyone to have exactly the same outcomes, but rather about ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.” -- Yes, but that is not what Affirmative Action and DEI stand for.
I thought this m/f brain science was well established but politics kept it out of discussion.
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