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    Genuine substantive equality of opportunity has not been ... — Carmelics
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    Genuine substantive equality of opportunity has not been achieved in a society where rigid sex-stereotyped socialization instills ambition in boys and quashes it in girls, even if Formal Equality of Opportunity (FEO) is technically satisfied.

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    • 1.Rawls's fair equality of opportunity requires that prospects depend on talents and effort, not morally arbitrary contingencies like birth circumstances.
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    • 2.The social construction of ambition through gendered socialization is a morally arbitrary contingency structurally analogous to class-based advantage Rawls explicitly condemns.
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    • 3.A society permitting morally arbitrary contingencies to determine ambition violates the Rawlsian condition even when formal hiring rules are neutral.
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    • 1.Republican freedom, as articulated by Pettit, requires absence of domination, including internalized constraints imposed by structures of power over one's self-conception.
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    • 2.Sex-stereotyped socialization that suppresses ambition constitutes a systemic form of domination that shapes the will itself, not merely external obstacles to its expression.
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    • 3.Formal Equality of Opportunity cannot be genuine where the very preferences it relies on as 'authentic' have been systematically deformed by dominating social arrangements.
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    • 1.Sally and Samantha are equally talented as Sam and Ben but far less ambitious, resulting in lesser career prospects.
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    • 2.Sally and Samantha's reduced ambition is caused by rigid sex-stereotyped socialization, not by their native choices or talents.
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    • 3.Sam and Ben benefited from favorable socialization that Sally and Samantha did not receive.
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    Formal Equality of Opportunity (FEO)(as used in political philosophy)
    A system where the rules say everyone is treated the same and has the same official rights, even if those rules don't actually work equally in practice.
    Genuine substantive equality of opportunity(as used in political philosophy and ethics)
    A situation where everyone has a real, practical chance to succeed—not just on paper, but in how society actually works. It means removing hidden barriers that prevent certain groups from reaching their potential.
    Sex-stereotyped socialization(as used in feminist philosophy and social theory)
    The process by which society teaches children different behaviors, interests, and expectations based on whether they're boys or girls—for example, encouraging boys to be ambitious and independent while discouraging the same in girls.

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    But other cases are different and call in question this division of responsibility. Suppose that FEO obtains in a society but overwhelmingly boys develop the ambition to pursue challenging and lucrative careers and girls overwhelmingly do not. The explanation is that boys and girls alike are subjected to a rigid form of socialization which instills ambition in boys and quashes it in girls. In this case one might say that even though FEO is not violated when Sam and Ben become lawyers and doctors
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