I think you missed the fact that at
universities females tend to get more attention and easier grading
than males.
In fact, when I was tutoring and marking exams at one Australian
university (.....) I was told in advance by the level-coordinators
that male markers were neglecting the male students and giving female
students both more help and easier grading. The comment was intended
to get us to be more equitable in our duties.
The fact we even had to be told by the administration, and that no
women's groups had yet complained of this clear inequality, speaks
volumes.
Additionally, when the comp science faculty had to select students
for PhD scholarships and honours-entry they chose female students
in *advance* of final grades being handed out. I personally found
this unbelievable, that they could decide on certain female applicants
getting grants prior to marks even being finalised!
Well, my experiences are with the computer science, engineering and
physics departments, so they may be a bit skewed. Clearly these departments,
which traditionally lack female students, may be expected to show
a bias to females.
HOWEVER, I have not seen or heard of a similar bias in the arts departments
where female students greatly outnumber the male students.
Anyway, I am saying this from the point of a tutor and exam marker,
not as a student. Whether females or males get preferential treatment
is really irrelevant to me personally. I am merely stating some facts
about university-level education as I have experienced it.
Dan
