"[sarcastically] the surest path to equality is to emphasize the difference, rather than just treat everyone the same."


when you say "the same" do you really mean treat everyone as if they were white men? Different people with differing identities work in complex and varied ways - you cannot assume that the historical standards for white men apply to the majority of the world's population who are not white men.


"I'm not sure women need a resource center now that they are the majority of college students - if that's any indication, I'd say equality has been met."

If equality has been met, at least in this particular instance of men and women, you're making assumption that these men and women you're speaking of are white. White women have been the biggest benefactors of Affirmative Action programs in the past, while there still remains a disproportionately low percentage of women and men of color in college.

When you question the need for a Women's Center, you have to consider that a space like this is for all sorts of women, many of which are underrepresented at UCSC. You also need to consider that women are the vast majority of gender-based violence victims (rape, etc.), and spaces like the Women's Center are a vital places to feel safe. Also, society is dominated by white men, making the few Women's Centers there are very important.