![]() ![]() Many such differences can be shown to exist, and we shall discuss some of them below. Much antifeminist literature, accordingly, is devoted to observing and measuring differences in men and women, from cognitive abilities and personality differences to athletic performance and upper body strength. Most content themselves with attempting to demonstrate that women and men are functionally equivalent (“equal”) in particular kinds of situations: within the family, in the workplace, in sporting competitions, even in combat. To deny the existence of two distinct sexes outright, of course, would not only harm their credibility, but impugn their sanity. Feminists differ in how far they are willing to go in this effort. The whole issue, then, comes down to whether or not women and men are in fact like cases, whether or not there are important natural differences between the sexes that may justify different treatment in at least some situations.Ī large part of feminist literature is, therefore, devoted to denying or minimizing natural differences between the sexes. ![]() If women are no different from men, it cannot be fair to treat them differently. If this doctrine seems plausible to many people, it is because it appeals to the basic principle of fairness that like cases ought to be treated alike. A key component of the ideology currently dominant in the West is the “equality” of the sexes and the consequent struggle to eliminate “discrimination” between them. ![]()
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