Commentary America’s cultural elites have a pathological obsession with equal representation (meaning equal outcomes) in many areas of our society. Countless schools, universities, and corporations now have some sort of diversity and inclusion director, which is just a fancy title for an overpaid activist who helps shape outcomes based on the idea that when equality doesn’t exist, some sort of systemic injustice is to blame. This type of worldview might suggest, for instance, that if women comprise 50.8 percent of the population but only 15 percent of a particular workforce, sexism must be to blame for the disparity. Nevermind the simple—and repeatedly proven—fact that women simply choose different career paths than men. Ultimately, the concept of “diversity and inclusion” is based on the flawed notion that equal representation (again, equal outcomes), as its own end, is virtuous. People are born with different aptitudes. We have different proclivities, so we pursue …
Making Society ‘Equal’ Is Unfair
April 30, 2021
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