The given table presents data on the number of female
students
in six Use synonyms
departments
at an Australian university in 2009, Use synonyms
along with
figures on Linking Words
students
’ countries of birth and Use synonyms
first
languages.
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Overall
, the Humanities and Education Linking Words
departments
had the highest proportions of female Use synonyms
students
, Use synonyms
whereas
Information Technology and Engineering were predominantly male. Interestingly, Physics, IT, and Engineering had the largest shares of international Linking Words
students
and those whose Use synonyms
first
language was not English.
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To begin
with, in 2009, 72% of Linking Words
students
in the Humanities department were female. In Use synonyms
this
department, 12% of Linking Words
students
spoke a non-English Use synonyms
first
language, and 20% were born overseas. Education followed closely, with 68% female Use synonyms
students
, 16% non-English speakers, and 23% international Use synonyms
students
. The Science department had fewer women (52%), but a higher percentage of overseas-born Use synonyms
students
(31%).
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In contrast
, the Linking Words
departments
of Physics, IT, and Engineering were male-dominated, with relatively low female enrollment. Use synonyms
However
, they had the highest proportions of Linking Words
students
from abroad: 56% in both Physics and IT, and 48% in Engineering. These Use synonyms
departments
Use synonyms
also
had a high percentage of Linking Words
students
whose Use synonyms
first
language was not English.Use synonyms