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Topic: Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in

every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?


It is argued that the quantity of men admitted to universities should be equated
with that of women. I completely oppose this belief due to its being impractical
and unfair.
To commence with, trying to fit a university with an even number of both genders
seems not likely to happen under any circumstances. In fact, a plethora of
educational institutions provides manifold courses that necessitate a limited
number of attendants and among which attract only one sex. Were the policy to
be implemented, it would be inescapable that universities have to increase the
capacity of their classes to adapt to it as well as struggling to achieve the
evenness of both genders, even if the course might not be appealing to the other
sex. For example, the majority of women these days enroll in nursing courses,
which would unarguably create significant hurdles for the school to balance both
male and female students.
Granted, it is widely advocated that accepting even male and female students
would promote gender equality and provide both sexes with a chance to have
equal opportunities, I believe this notion is flawed. It would be counterproductive
since in reality most universities set specific requirements on their enrollees
regardless of their gender and students have to make an effort to attend their
desirable universities. Choosing students based on their sex, therefore, could
trigger discrimination and engender unfairness. Instead, maintaining the status
quo should be preferred as both men and women would be given equal chances.
In brief, I concede that equating men with women in universities’ courses seems
unrealistic and it would backfire on those who believe that it could reduce gender
inequality.

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