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Some people think that universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Every year
universities
 allow student to be part of their establishment. Some people believe that
universities
 should accept the same quantity of both genders,
whereas
 others disagree with
this
 statement;
however
, personally, I totally disagree with the statement about the
gender
 acceptance rate.
In addition
, the quality of the student is far more important than anything else;
therefore
, the
gender
 of the candidates is irrelevant.
Accordingly
, the
universities
 must focus on the quality and what makes the candidates a good pick and qualify them to be college students.
For instance
, some people are doing good in school getting As and scoring high numbers on the needed tests for applying to the university these people are more special and smart, and
as a result
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,
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the
universities
 must make them their priority.
Furthermore
,
gender
 equality is not necessarily fair, but there are some study areas that are more approachable to a specific
gender
;
for example
, females
prone
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 to study fields like Art, Social Studies and Healthcare.
Also
, the
universities
 should have a database that shows what interests are more appealing to a certain
gender
 and take that under consideration and how they perform in that certain field. To put it in a nutshell,
gender
 should not be a factor that determines if the candidate is qualified or not, quality must be the main factor. At the same time, some majors show that certain
gender
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is
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are
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 more likely to be creative and do
a
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apply
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better jobs than
other
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others
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; and,
universities
 must be aware of that.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • gender equality
  • inclusive environment
  • natural disparities
  • enforcing equal numbers
  • merit-based admission
  • qualified candidates
  • gender quotas
  • undermine
  • academic standards
  • guidance and support
  • societal biases
  • numeric equality
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