One slight (odd) detail: the human population <i>isn't</i> split 50-50. Normally, I believe that male births slightly outnumber female births (105 or 106 males for every 100 females according to a source I'll cite in a minute.)<p>However, there are complications. First, for a long time, the actual number of females in the world doesn't match the 105/6 to 100 number above. This has been described by Amartya Sen as the "missing women" problem. (That is, quite a lot more women should be on the planet than are.) Second, I've seen some more recent articles suggesting that the larger number of male births is shrinking. I don't know enough to say much about that.<p>I'm very much in agreement with your overall sentiment and arguments though. (There should be more women in positions of power. Who could argue with equality and why would they do so?)<p>Here's a link to a Sen article about missing women: <a href="http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/gender/Sen100M.html" rel="nofollow">http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/gender/Sen100M.html</a>