Most-Performer-5064 t1_itxxu65 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:50 AM

Insert Anakin Padme meme Because of quality instead of equity, right? Right?

No_Network_5798 t1_itymlt0 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:21 AM

Given that there's more women than men in NZ, yes this would be an equitable representation

FistOfTheMagi t1_itypve1 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:08 AM

By that logic one would expect China to dominate every sport.

razor_eddie t1_ityucde wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:13 AM

China don't PLAY every sport. Their cricket team is shit. (So is the US's, just quietly).

But for the national game? (Table tennis) Yeah, pretty dominant, really.

FistOfTheMagi t1_ityvpql wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:33 AM

That's the point though. Numerical representational doesn't matter if you don't account for sociological, political, economical, cultural, etc. factors.

razor_eddie t1_ityye99 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:09 AM

https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/library-research-papers/research-papers/the-2020-general-election-and-referendums-results-analysis-and-demographics-of-the-53rd-parliament/

Start with Table 8, and knock yourself out.