ESSAY QUESTION: In what ways does gender shape the nature of Universities in Australia. How does it shape your experience of university study? References included.
Date Submitted: 12/07/2004 14:43:06
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 4 pages (1168 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 4 pages (1168 words)
ESSAY QUESTION:
In what ways does gender shape the nature of Universities in Australia. How does it shape your experience of university study?
Gender is a very influential factor in the way Australian Universities are shaped. Some of the factors contributing to an institute becoming gendered include the idea that an academic is often imagined as a male figure. Gender is also important when examining university staff: the number of men compared to women and …
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…been a strong increase in female enrolments over the past 10 years, and a larger number of women studying at higher levels, which will continue to challenge traditional ideas of male dominance.
WORKS CITED
Burton, Claire. Gender Equity in Australian University Staffing, www.wel.org.au/burton/sii_1.htm , 1998.
McDowell, L. & Pringle, R. (ed), Defining Women: Social Institutions and Gender Divisions, Polity Press, 1992
University of Tasmania Website: www.utas.edu.au/docs/statistics/stats99.html
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