Gender equality

It’s a fact of evolution that homo sapiens is a species that replicates sexually. That means that the biology, anatomy and chemistry of men and women are not the same. So in talking about gender issues, we have to make sure we realize that “equality” and “same” are not confused.

So what about equality? Equality comes up against gender in issues like pay, jobs, sexuality, stereotypes and so forth. But it also comes into play in issues like maternity/paternity leave, custody of children, seduction vs. sexual harassment and abortion. These can all be thorny situations.

That is why equality should be approached from the perspective of the human being. Equality should be judged in terms of human dignity, respect, opportunity, fairness and rights.