Almost everyone breathing today has lived through a long stretch in which we’ve been forced to pretend that women and men are the same, despite what our lying eyes tell us. In more recent history, though, we’re seeing a vibe shift, one in which institutional equity is in retreat. There are two recent examples of this, both arising from the government, albeit in different directions.
One comes from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who eliminated differing standards for men and women in the armed services. The other comes from Speaker Mike Johnson’s defeat in a battle to prevent Congress from allowing proxy voting for new parents. Both efforts were in pursuit of actual equity. That is, if men and women are the same, they should
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