The way I interpret the stuff around "can't or won't support the idea of lessening men's" in the context of working towards equality is a problem of limited resources.
This is a simplistic example.
Say there are 10 apartments available and 20 people are going for them. 10 of the people going for the apartments are white men. 10 are not. Say 7 of the people who get the apartments are white men. If in the future only 5 of the white men got the apartments, even though the division is now more like one would expect, it still means that those 2 white men who would have had a place before are displaced, and now disadvantaged compared to their previous situation, even though it may have been arrived at just by treating everyone fairly.
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Date: 2011-08-10 06:29 am (UTC)This is a simplistic example.
Say there are 10 apartments available and 20 people are going for them. 10 of the people going for the apartments are white men. 10 are not. Say 7 of the people who get the apartments are white men. If in the future only 5 of the white men got the apartments, even though the division is now more like one would expect, it still means that those 2 white men who would have had a place before are displaced, and now disadvantaged compared to their previous situation, even though it may have been arrived at just by treating everyone fairly.