In many compartmentalized abilities, the innate human bell curve of capacities does not overlap in the two sexes. In some capacities the male bell curve is above the female curve, such that the top of the female's bell, overlaps with the bottom of the male curve, and in yet other functions, it's the other way around. As a result, if the bar is the same (equality), in some areas, above the uniform bar there will be a male majority while in others, a female majority, and only in some functions the distributions overlap and an equal standard will mean equal numbers.

In a domain where the male and female bell curves of ability have a low degree of overlap (wider difference between the two averages), the implication is that there simply aren't enough people in sex A with ability above the uniform bar, from which to recruit a number of people that would match the number of above-bar people in sex B. This means that "equal numbers" in each such field necessitates one of two things:

  1. Either rejecting large numbers of better candidates because of their sex while giving to other candidates the privilege of obtaining a position despite being below-bar because of their sex - this is discrimination by sex and privilege of sex - the definition of chauvinism - or,

  2. If you are under the illusion of infinite resources, you may attempt to first recruit all candidates you need strictly according to above-bar ability, and then enacting a theater next to them, of below-bar individuals, "for numbers". The theater as well is eventually discrimination, against the above-bar workers, since in reality there's no such thing as "unlimited resources" that would allow to employ unneeded employees, but instead the workload (financial turnover, how much work an organization takes in contracts), expands according to total employees, and at that point the above-bar workers do much of the tasks of below-bar workers while paid the same (as both were recruited to the same position, often with similar degrees, at least on paper) - this is a form of exploitation, and exploitation is likewise a type of discrimination.

In "the theater solution", everyone including management participate in the theater without having decided to do that, it's an unintended result of the pressure to "have same numbers" in areas where there's simply nowhere to bring from a "same number", because in some relevant abilities the bell curves of humanity are innately not overlapping between the two sexes, for example, algorithms, physics, dynamical overseeing of processes, high devotion to tasks, high ability for cognitive flexibility and adaptation to new knowledge generated at high rate, etc. Please find your glasses before reading what was written here again - it wasn't stated here that "there are no members of sex X with capacity Z", but that "in some capacities the bell curves do not overlap meaning there will be members of both sexes above the bar, but because of the shift of one curve relative to the other, it won't be IN THE SAME NUMBERS and hence despite all best intentions you WILL NOT HAVE WHERE TO BRING FROM "same number").

In the case of feminism, most women who were tracked into areas where the male bell curve of the distribution of some capacity is above the female curve, are just another type of victim of feminist chauvinism. They were lied to about the kind of burden that living above that bar means (especially for someone actually below it), and lied to by "empowerment" and preferential treatment that they are indeed above the bar. They are overwhelmed, almost traumatized. I saw them when I studied math in university, 200 guys, 10 token girls, 1 or 2 of the 10 actually belonging there, the other 9 breathless, not following even the first line let alone the conclusion 100 lines below, asking the guys to explain to them later, shocked of the situation, of being thrown into reality after being lied to for years.

I saw this shock-state in its various stages all the way up to the work place. Most of these women are just trapped. Even when I lost a lot because of one of them fabricating knowledge to try and seem like she cares or knows what she's doing, I wasn't at all angry at her, I felt so sorry for her, it was so painful to watch, she was divorced with a kid trying to "make it" in something she detests, that sadness in her eyes, I was happy for her that she got the funding (that I lost). Until this day it's the only comfort I have when I think of that project - that I was able at least to help her in sending in her direction some contract (that as noted collapsed mistake by mistake).

I love women, I appreciate women, I met very talented exceptional professional women who are the very small minority which is diluted in an army of women who would never have chosen such a life if somebody would have told them in advance what it is about, that it's not about "money=independence and title=respect" but about deep inner drive for commitment, and very demanding tasks, that require specific talents to perform them without feeling coerced to do it.

I don't divide my respect by sex so I won't say that "I respect women", I respect honesty, integrity, talent, sharpness, humanity, and based on that I can say that some of the best people I have known who have that were women - I don't keep charts to check "if they are half", they were great women I respected. I also respected a lot of women for being terrific mothers, without any career - being able to understand a speechless human - a baby - and giving exactly what's needed, that requires talent, or being able to teach 30 toddlers the alphabet - talent, true genius, not only math is genius.

I do not accept and will never accept the following: that there are no two sexes, that the two sexes are the same, that the bell curves of abilities overlap in every ability, that hence anything except for identical numbers in all realms is chauvinism - false - believing this, is chauvinism (it necessitates discrimination by sex because in reality the sexes are not identical). Equality is only and strictly equal opportunity and full acceptance of proportions formed by free choice under equal opportunity. The alternative, which feminism leads all of the west into, is either a theater and exploitation or blunt chauvinism.