[wnoise]

True equality is not when a female Einstein is recognized as such, but when an average female schlub has the same opportunities as an average male schlub.

People beside the top 1% are still people, and the impact on their life does matter.

[pyre]

I actually think that it would be much easier to recognize a 'female Einstein' just because her intelligence would be so exceptional. But it wouldn't be equality if only the brightest women were treated with respect, while the rest of the women were treated with less respect than males with an equivalent intelligence/skillset.

[eru]

> I actually think that it would be much easier to recognize a 'female Einstein' just because her intelligence would be so exceptional.

Sorry, I don't get it. What are you trying to say?

By the way, the most beautiful result in physics was discovered by a woman, Emmy Noether. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noethers_theorem)

[pyre]

The idea that we should focus on trying to get respect/acceptance for female super geniuses. My point is that getting respect for ultra smart women is less of an issue because it's easy to recognize that they are exceptional.

[eru]

OK, that makes sense.

[auganov]

Just a small note:

True equality is when everything is the same. Period. If we want man and woman to be truly equal than men have to equal women. If you have to make a distinction of a female schlub and a male schlub then you have an inequality right there.

[wnoise]

Under that definition, "equality" is a useless concept. If it helps, read all these uses of "equality" as "equity" or "equitably" instead.