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Universities should take the same number of man and women in each major. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement.

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In order to achieve
gender
 equality in universities, some argue that there should be an equal amount of male and female
students
 in each major.
However
, I disagree with the statement as it may result in unfair decisions to meet the
gender
 requirements and universities should consider the academic abilities of the candidates more
instead
 of the
gender
.
To begin
 with, the admission board may have unfair policies for different genders when considering the applicants. If a subject normally attracts more male applicants than females, the university may need to intentionally give disadvantages to male
students
.
For example
, male
students
 who meet the requirements may not be able to get in just because there are too many boys. Providing these unfair exceptions will without a doubt affect the university's reputation.
Moreover
, academic abilities should be the sole reason for a student being able to enrol in the programme. If a female student who cannot meet the requirement still gets in to satisfy the absolute
gender
 equality, the course content might be too difficult for her. She may fail the course
at the end
, and even have to drop out of
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the
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course.
This
 will do no good for the student and even harm her as years will be wasted. In conclusion, I disagree with the statement that the number of male and female
students
 in
an
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 university programme should
to
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be the same, as it will result in unfair decisions by the admission board and universities should consider academic abilities only.
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