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.  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 university decided to fill  courses with equal numbers of males and females, it would need enough  applicants of each gender. 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 males.  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 b...