All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Discrimination towards women and girls, or what is known as gender-based discrimination, is one of the most pervasive human rights violations. It severely limits the ability of women, girls and the communities they live in to protect and promote their health.
The essence of the equality of opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular “distinctions can be explicitly justified.” The aim is that important jobs should go to those “the most qualified” persons most likely to perform ably in a given task and not to go to persons for arbitrary or irrelevant reasons, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, friendship ties to whoever is in power, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste or “involuntary personal attributes” such as disability, age, or sexual preferences. Chances for advancement are open to everybody interested such that they have an equal chance to compete within the framework of goals and the structure of rules established. The idea is to remove arbitrariness from the selection process and base it on some “pre-agreed basis of fairness, with the assessment process being related to the type of position,” and emphasizing procedural and legal means. It is opposed to nepotism and plays a role in whether a social structure is seen as legitimate. People with differing political viewpoints see it differently. The concept is debated in different academic fields such as political philosophy, sociology and psychology.
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.