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.
Firstly, 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 college decides to fill courses with equal numbers of males and females, it would need enough applicants of each sex. 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 the males.
Secondly, 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.
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.
Firstly
, 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 college decides to fill
courses
with equal numbers of males and females, it would need
enough
applicants of each sex. 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 the males.
Secondly
, 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.