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Of Equality & Equity.

Of Equality & Equity.

May 16, 2022

I used the word equity in my last post.

I believe many in the feminist community has been taken for a ride.

While I am all for Fair Opportunity, Fair Price, Fair Wages and all that, I am not for Equal Opportunity.

The word equal assumes all men are created equal. Fact is equity in terms of opportunity is fine but outcomes are dispersed.

That is why we have rich and poor.

We also have the concept of sekufu.

Let me illustrate. Why is that women get longer maternity leave and men get shorter paternity leave? This assumes that men needs less time to recover from the fatigue of parenthood.

The responsibilities of being a husband and father are clearly defined in Islam and so is for the females.

Let's stop being politically correct and state that not ALL HUMANS ARE CREATED EQUAL.

Once we accept that, we can create better public policy.

With regards to paternity leave, it is fine if the argument is that we want to encourage birth rates because it is good for social reasons and economic growth. Let's just stop posing it as men and women are the same because they are not.

Ok.

I am ready for barrage of criticisms from feminists out there.

Bring it on.

Signing off,

-Affan.

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