Jean:
I do not doubt that there are on average differences between men and women and among races and ethnicities. But that is the problem - we are talking about averages of individual skills, behaviors, attributes, etc., as if they have actual reality.
Can you give me an example of a coherent and effective public policy issue that is predicated on the race or gender of an individual and does not amount to a tautological assertion?
I play soccer. I see no reason why women should not play soccer on teams made up primarily of me. It depends on the skills and abilities of the individual involved. For me, the same applies to combat roles in the armed services. When a woman from Africa becomes World Chess Champion perhaps we will come closer to treating all individuals as individuals and not based on their group identities.
I’ll give you one example of an individual decision that is tainted by race. The choice of an African American over an East Asian for admission to an elite college that has too few blacks to fill its quota.. The affirmative action concept is full of choices affecting individuals that are race driven.
Such admissions should be race blind.