Universities should accept equal
numbers of male and female students in every subject.
To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
In
my opinion, men and women should have the same educational opportunities.
However, I do not agree with the idea of accepting equal proportions of each
gender in every university subject.
Having
the same number of men and women on all degree courses is simply unrealistic.
Student numbers on any course depend on the applications that the institution
receives. If a university decided to fill courses with equal numbers of males
and females, it would need enough applicants of each gender. In reality, many
courses are more popular with one gender than the other, and it would not be
practical to aim for equal proportions. For example, nursing courses tend to
attract more female applicants, and it would be difficult to fill these courses
if fifty per cent of the places needed to go to males.
Apart
from the practical concerns expressed above, I also believe that it would be
unfair to base admission to university courses on gender. Universities should
continue to select the best candidates for each course according to their
qualifications. In this way, both men and women have the same opportunities, and
applicants know that they will be successful if they work hard to achieve good
grades at school. If a female student is the best candidate for a place on a
course, it is surely wrong to reject her in favour of a male student with lower
grades or fewer qualifications.
In
conclusion, the selection of university students should be based on merit, and
it would be both impractical and unfair to change to a selection procedure
based on gender.
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