Sentence:  We do not mean to universalise or dogmatise that men and women are equal in all occupations and all situations and do not exclude the need to <WSD>pragmatise</WSD> where the requirements of particular employment, the sensitivities of sex or the peculiarity of societal sectors or the handicaps of either sex may compel selectivity. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To focus on the material or practical.