Discuss the contention that women should be favoured in the entry to the universities?
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They aren't, at least not in the US.  In fact, it is the opposite.  US US universities are obligated to try and create a diverse student body.  This means racially, culturally as well as by gender.  \n\nThe idea behind this is that it benefits the students there to learn about the other cultures and peoples in the country, to prevent prejudices from ruining someone’s chances (if you don’t like a certain group you may not admit them, but you will anyway if you are required to) as well as to give chances to people to improve themselves (if you come from a very poor family, had minimal education support from your parents and had to work part-time in high school, your grades might be a bit lower than those of a wealthy candidate who didn’t have to work and whose parents invested a great deal of time and money into providing the best education and enrichment opportunities.  When comparing straight grades and test scores, you wouldn’t get a spot while the wealthier student would.  The idea behind giving you a spot despite your lower scores is first to account for your achievements despite your obstacles, and also to cut you a break, give you a chance so that your children won’t have to go through what you did and your entire family will rise in economic and social well-being). \n\nAnyway, in the US approximately 60% of applicants to colleges and universities are female, while only 40% are male.  Admissions staff must still try to create a student body as close to 50/50 that they can.  What this means is that it is harder for a female to get a place than a male.  Another way to put it is if you are a male with a 3.4 GPA and a 1280 test  score, you may be chosen over a female with a 3.6 GPA and a 1320 SAT score.   All females are competing for the same amount of spaces as all males, but there are much less males in their pool than females in theirs.
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I'm not sure the "men are better at math" idea is right.  In my calculus and AP physics classes, 80% to 90% of the class was female, and the brightest students were female.\n\nAs to the educational status part, it may have something to do with men not thinking women can handle these jobs [old bias] and not offering as many opportunities.  It also may be that women marry or have children, and are expected to raise the family.  It is an outdated idea, but I still don't see many stay-at-home dads.  This takes time away from education and job experience, and sometimes you just can't get back to your old job, or go back to school.\n\nAnd actually I am going to Rolla for engineering, my friend there is majoring in aerospace engineering, and my other friend and her sister are at Rolla for Computer Science degrees [we are all women]. Now, I know that isn't exactly "physicist" but I think you are thinking more about women in math/sciences.\n\nAnyways... good luck with whatever you are pursuing if you are in a quantum class :)
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If they let women play on men's teams, then they would have to let men play on women's teams, so the answer is, no.  It is not their fault which school that any player chooses to attend.  By law they should have women's varsity sports.  Have her check again to see which ones are available.  If they don't have the one she wants, she could petition to have it added.
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DO A MOTOR MECHANICS COURSE FOR WOMEN DUE TO DISCRIMINATION THEY CANNOT REJECT YOU AND YOU WILL BE IN A CLASS FULL OF WOMEN AS WELL AS PICK UP SOME GOOD MOTOR MECANICS TIPS
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By being selective in what we watch and allow our children to watch.  It appears that young women now would rather have a boob job than a university degree.  That means they aspire to be attractive to men rather than to develop their own intellect.  I am also concerned about the increase of pole-dancing clubs, turning women into sex objects, no wonder men have no respect for us.
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Here's a hot topic idea to get you an 'A' on your paper:\n\n"Women and work. This issue of Workplace Visions looks at how women’s labor force participation and wage rates may change in the future. With women surpassing men in educational attainment, the labor force participation rate of women may influence future skills shortages, and organizations and HR leaders could increasingly focus retention efforts on highly-skilled women. "
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Because some people have good ideas, some have the ability to persuade others, some can make hard decisions easily. What sex you are doesn't enter into it. People with the aforementioned qualities should lead.
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It is true that women still get paid less than men and very few women are holding leadership position. However, the Vitorian perception that men are "naturally" smarter and more intellectually capable than women is no longer held to be true. In fact, there are more elected female leaders (in the world) right now than at any point in history. The fact that these leaders receive strong supports from both male and female constituents shows the rising level of respects that men have for women as intellectual partners. As further proof, recent surveys indicate that the majority of men think that women are just as intellectually capable than they are. Today's women have earned the respect as intellectual co-equal.
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the protests by medical students is very much right becoz admissions should b given according to merit or ability of a student .if the govt. itself will make such blunder by reserving quota in the pvt. sector our RIGHT TO EQUALITY given by the INDIAN CONSTITUTION will b HINDERED
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the persons we are choosing as our legislatures are not up to the mark to make a line between intellectuality and reservation. the need to educate all should not be combined with reservations in professional courses.it will have a disastrous effect in future.unintended and meritorious students will thereby get a door to entry institutions where only top performers are required.it will definitely have a negative impact in  the present as well as future  development of a country like India when the leaders as well  as the president dreams of lifting the status of India amongst the developed countries.Alas! can a day will come when the leaders will understand and refrain to pass such a bill.let's hope it will.
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I would say NO. They are equal. Men know more on some things, and women know on other things so it all equals out.
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hehe every university has good looking women.  Nursing schools and liberal arts schools have plenty.  Also look for schools that have a lots of sororitys.
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If you were choosing students to admit to your college who would you prefer; someone from the top of the class?\nI doubt if I would pick someone from the bottom!
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I'm sure there's still alot of bias with recruiting men only but as long as the experience and qualifications match the job duties and you pass any pre-employment physical exams, etc., have good refernces and a stable employment history...there's no reason a woman shouldn't be hired!  Consult your Human Rights office if you think you've been dicriminated against.  Good Luck!
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belief in women’s rights: belief in the need to secure, or a commitment to securing, rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men
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We have a problem with recruitment and retention in my college chapter of SWE, due to a combination of factors. The biggest one being that there really just aren't that many girls that are eligible to be members.\n\nAdd to that the fact that not everyone has the money to be a paying member every year.\n\nAnd of course, the politics within the individual groups themselves--many girls didn't want to join because they didn't like who the president was, or the ideals that we were setting forth.\n\nI personally enjoy being a member of SWE, and I think that we do a lot of interesting things within our area to promote women in engineering (even if the guys only ever want to come to meetings when we have free food....)
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Not necessarily - unless she is at some GREAT disadvantage by not being let in (i.e. a scholarship is only available at THAT school, say). \n\nThere is nothing inherently wrong with single-sex learning institutions. The public schools are figuring that out now, and experimenting with single-sex classrooms.