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Should We Have A Quota For Women In Parliament?

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Should we have a quota for women in bricklaying or for men in nursing? To expect equality of outcome in any field is to lack an understanding of the biological differences between men and women. While many differences exist, one that is particularly important to job choice is the fact that, in general, males are more thing-oriented and women are more person-oriented (1). Further, this difference is biological, not social, in nature (2).

To deal with women in parliament specifically, a feminist study suggests only 40% of women want senior leadership positions, opposed to 56% of men (3). Further, studies suggest that women value power less than men do and have lower level ideal positions (4). Men are also more likely to apply for positions they felt were above their qualifications and ability than females (5). It should be easy to see how this ties into holding political office: after all, running the country is no doubt something nobody is fully qualified for. Since confidence is linked to testosterone levels (6) this means that there are several concrete biological reasons that more men are in parliament than women.

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(1) http://bit.ly/2wyfW23

(2) http://bit.ly/2hPXC1c

(3) https://womenintheworkplace.com/

(4) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ 2015-09-25/women-don-t-want-promotions-as-much-as-men-do

(5) https://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2014/04/28/act-now-to-shrink-the-confidence-gap/#408ce4d34509

(6) https://www.everydayhealth.com/low-testosterone/how-low-testosterone-can-erode-self-confidence.aspx

Side: NO
2 points

There should be no quota's for anything. It should ALWAYS be about the qualifications of the person applying for the job.

The best person should be hired regardless whether they are a man or woman.

Ask yourself why the Left must always wallow in identity politics. It's always about pandering to their special interest groups for votes to them!

Side: NO
2 points

No. In any job, it should be based on qualifications, not gender or color.

Side: NO
1 point

I guess that's up to you and yours. I'm beginning to think WE should have a quota on MEN in GOVERNMENT …. they don't seem to have enough BALLS to fight against a PERVERT! Women have been doing that for years without enough help FROM those government "men". Perhaps we need MORE WOMEN to wage a war on the perverts …. and the Pervert-in-Chief … before U.S. men get into too much "comrad-ery"!

Side: NO