defending equality of outcome

Question 1

argument by phillips

Answer 1

liberals say: if we have established equality of opportunities, whats left should be considered a result of your personal preferences
but what if there is no real equality of opprtrtunities? What if the outcome of trying to equalize opp. is women/miniorties are underrepresented in govt/labor market? (these are signs theres no real eq of opps, because there’s inequality of outcome)

Question 2

problem w assuming equality of opp will lead to eq of outcomes

Answer 2

people are socialized in a certain way, leads to inability to have eq of opp (women socialized to stay at home, men to be ambitious)

Question 3

women in labor market

Answer 3

they actually say in surveys that they prefer to work part time, so is it a free choice that shouldnt be interfered with?

Question 4

should we equalize outcomes for groups?

Answer 4

mirror representation: law that says at least –% of parliament/board/etc must be women/migrant/minority/etc. Forced equal outcomes, specific goals/timeframes
active affirmative action policies: stimulates more hiring of women/minorities, not as specific as MR

Question 5

questioning individ choice as a justification

Answer 5

• Individual preferences (therefore choices) are shaped by enviros; particularly w class
• outcomes of an indiv depends largely on what society values now; this may be diff tomorrow
• choices have a cumulutive effect; no one can be expected to foresee all outucomes.And, should we really punish someone for a bad choice?