The notion of Equality of Opportunity (EO) has pervaded much of economic and social justice policy over the last half century in conveying a sense of liberation from the circumstances that constrain an individual's ability to achieve it, and it has been a cornerstone of many gender equality programs. However unequivocal pursuit of the so called "Luck Egalitarianism" imperative has met with many critics who question why individuals who are blessed with good circumstances would wish to be "liberated" from them. This has led to a more qualified pursuit of Equal Opportunity which adds an additional proviso − that no circumstance group should be made worse off by such a policy or decentralized private initiative. A QEO goal is generally found to cohere with the data with females becoming less attached to their parental educational circumstance, and indeed surpassing males in their educational attainments.