0Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Universities are centres of higher education and research,offering a wide range of courses in various fields.Feminists around the world often advocate these institutions accepting the same number of male and female students in each discipline,to promote gender equality.However,many academicians are opposed to this idea of considering the sex of an applicant before offering a place. In my opinion,the criteria for admission of students at the tertiary level must be merit and aptitude to study.
To begin with,it would not be realistic for any university to stipulate the admission of the same number of men and women to any course offered in any discipline.It is a well known fact that different individuals have a varied amount of interest in different subjects.For example,in any country the proportion of females choosing to pursue nursing at the graduation level is higher than that of males.If fifty percentage of these positions are reserved for the male applicants,many females aspiring to become nursing professionals would be at a disadvantage. Therefore,it stands to reason that the meritorious must have the opportunity to study the subjects of their choice,with their gender identity not interfering.
Further,another important criterion in any university ought to consider is the aptitude of an applicant for his chosen field of study.Successful completion of a course by an individual is not only dictated by the amount of hardwork and research put in,but to a huge extent on his flair for it.If it is the only yardstick applied in the selection procedure before acceptance is a person’s gender identity,the quality of a nation’s future workforce would definetely be affected adversely.
To conclude,the efforts to promote gender equality must be encouraged,but it should not be achieved by compromising on potential and talent.
