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Originally posted by Moonduck
Legally equal. That is all that matters.
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No, it's not. No matter how legally equal you are, it does you no good at all if you're not accepted as an equal by society.
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Originally posted by Sleepyjack
I am a little dissapointed about the lack of females in engineering as well. I am studying Software Engineering and i don't really like the metaphorical barbeque (ie mainly guys) that we have.
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Likewise. I had 14 girls in a 180-person lecture one. That's only a 2-week supply!
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Originally posted by BRS
I think the American brand of egalitarianism is unique. In addition to equal legal entitlements, there's a societal expectation for equal outcomes. In any case, as things stand, we're not equal, nor does everyone enjoy equal legal rights and protection.
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It's not unique. We have the same thing here. But don't get me started on the irony of letting substandard kids into uni and then giving them great big scholarships and allowances just because they're aboriginal, and then expecting the white kids not to resent it.
I'm a white, male engineering student, and nobody in my family has ever fought in a war. I am, therefore, eligible for precisely one scholarship out of the 22 offered by the three departments I study in.