Equality will never exist.

In a supposed world of equality, we clearly do not live in one. Men still earn more than women: in general female bosses earn 35% less than male colleagues, and even after 4 decades after the 'Equal Pay Act' male company directors take home £21,000 a year more than female counterparts. 40% of managers avoid hiring younger women to get around maternity leave. On a positive note, even though there are 10 times as many stay at home dads than a decade ago, still only 1 in 7 fathers are now the main childcare provider. So what does this tell you about the so-called Equal Pay Act of 1970? I think if we're moving forwards in the way of equality, i.e. treating women and men the same in terms of pay and working conditions, then this Act needs a re-write - particularly since we live in a country where some individuals love to harp on about equality. It's all talk and no action in this world of politics, and this has been going on for more than 40 years! One of my arguments as to why we should not fight for equality is this: there is a scientific fact which states why men will always be the more dominant sex in the workforce: men are generally better leaders as they have higher levels of testosterone. It has nothing to do with sleeping your way to the top, but it is very closely linked. People fail time and time again to grasp a blatantly obvious fact when it comes down to the lack of equality in society, so let me enlighten you, if you weren't already aware. On average, in adult males, levels of testosterone are about 7-8 times as great as in adult females, and the reason hormones are relevant to leadership is that testosterone has a buffering effect on cortisol. In other words, testosterone neutralises anxiety, cognitive dissonance and fear, that comes with the fight or flight response, which in turn increases men's level of confidence, enables them to deal with intense pressure and it generally makes them more ambitious than women. That's why men find it easier to ask for a pay-rise. Look at the arguably biggest businessmen and influencers of the 20th century: Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerburg, Warren Buffett and Lord Sugar, to name but a few. Arguably, there have been some extremely influential women in the 20th century, but let's face it, so far, there has never been a sharp correlation between male and female leadership. The late Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of all time, and she was the only woman in the whole of history, to have held the office in our country. That tells us that although she was exceptional at what she did, there are very few women out there who can biologically deal with pressures such as running a county. As Robbins mentioned in 2008, the general characteristics of charismatic leaders include self confidence, strong vision, the ability to articulate the vision and the willingness to make radical changes. I strongly agree with this statement and both genders can relate to it. However, I feel men and women do not need to compete, and cannot compete against the opposite sex. We are biologically different for a fundamental reason. Someone please help me answer this question: why is it that there is a gender divide at the Olympic Games? If we were all equal surely they would have mixed teams? Let's be totally frank, if mixed teams were suddenly enforced it would cause a global outrage: "How on earth can this be fair - men are stronger, faster, and are much more likely to beat the women!" ("Well of course,"one would argue, "that would be the testosterone kicking in.") It's a wonderful concept to strive towards equality in the workplace and I wish those fighting for it the best of luck. However, unfortunately, equality is a fantasy, it's a juxtaposition and Mother Nature simply won't allow it. So let the strong women be stronger women and the strong men be stronger men.