The given table provides data about the number of female
students
who studied in an Australian university in 6 different departments in 2009.
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Overall
, the Humanities and Education departments had the highest proportion of female Linking Words
students
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while
Information Technology and Engineering were male-dominated. Linking Words
In contrast
, departments Linking Words
such
as Physics, IT, and Engineering had the highest percentages of Linking Words
students
born outside Australia and with a non-English first language.
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To begin
with, in 2009, 72% of females applied to the department of humanities, where 12% non-English applicants studied , Linking Words
together with
20% of Linking Words
students
who were originally from other countries. The second most popular department among women was education , with 68% of women Use synonyms
students
, 16% of non-English and 23% of Use synonyms
students
born outside of Australia. The third one was the science department , having fewer applications (52%); Use synonyms
however
, there were more Linking Words
students
from abroad (31%).
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Whereas
, the area of physics, IT and engineering had the highest percentage of Linking Words
students
who were from overseas , with the indicators showing 56%,56%, and 48%, respectively; though, they had a small percentage of female Use synonyms
students
and were male-dominated.Use synonyms