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**huerta** · 12-11-2011, 12:45 AM

Obviously my point was not clear, so I'll try again.

Honestly I think it's absolutely feasible, as long as the physical standards set are Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications it is absolutely inside of legal constraints to set them, despite the fact that they may weed out every single female who applies. Someone may push for lower standards as you say, I'm sure the ACLU might take that on board. But in the end, it's still legal to set minimum standards that may not be attainable by subgroups if the need to meet those standards is genuine. We'll never know if females are incapable until we give them the opportunity to try, and if none step up or none make it at least they'll have had the opportunity.

12-11-2011, 12:45 AM	#38
huerta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 579 Senior Member	Obviously my point was not clear, so I'll try again. Honestly I think it's absolutely feasible, as long as the physical standards set are Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications it is absolutely inside of legal constraints to set them, despite the fact that they may weed out every single female who applies. Someone may push for lower standards as you say, I'm sure the ACLU might take that on board. But in the end, it's still legal to set minimum standards that may not be attainable by subgroups if the need to meet those standards is genuine. We'll never know if females are incapable until we give them the opportunity to try, and if none step up or none make it at least they'll have had the opportunity.
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