The pay gap has been debunked, but if were a business owner and a man and woman were equally equipped for the job I would hire the man, because he can't get pregnant and take off for 12 weeks or whatever maternity leave is these days.

This is one of those inconvenient bits of logic that wymxn who whine about the supposed "gender pay gap" don't like to hear. Things fall apart further when one brings up the uncomfortable fact that statistically there is an "gender HOUR gap". Women tend to work less hours than men. But feminists who claim there's a wage gap take a part time worker and 'annularize' it--they project the hours and wage as if that lady were working full time. They then use that as part of their data.

Senator Leyonhjelm of Australia points this out nicely. The feminists just crumble when faced with the question of the "gender hour gap".

If that was the case you still end up with less than optimal results. Hiring people based on gender versus the best qualified person for the job.

It would, but it would also make you a HUGE jackass.

One would think so...