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I thought that had to be satire but it seems legit... absolutely astounding...
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A university spokesman defended the changes as "academically demanding and fair", and noted that while 39 per cent of female mathematicians achieved first class degrees compared to 47 per cent of men, women's scores had improved year on year.
The lengthening of exams was welcomed by some female students. Antonia Siu, Undergraduate Representative of Oxford Women in Computer Science, said: "I am uneasy about schemes to favour one gender over another.
"But I am happy when people see gaps between groups of people who should not reasonably have such gaps - such as between genders, races or class - and take that as a starting point to think about the kinds of people they unintentionally are leaving behind."
Not buying it. Women are as capable of men and don't need special treatment in math class. Even more, Oxford is a respected university-they wouldn't enable a bigotted, discriminatory practice like this and ruin their reputation for excellence with such a stupid move. Must be satire.
They lengthened the time for all students believing that women were too fragile and couldn't handle the pressure of time restraints in comparison to their male peers.
The girls didn't get extra time after the boys had to put their pencils down.
They lengthened the time for all students believing that women were too fragile and couldn't handle the pressure of time restraints in comparison to their male peers.
The girls didn't get extra time after the boys had to put their pencils down.
It's still social engineering and ridiculous.
Shrug. A mathematics degree from Oxford is still a great credential. I'll bet there are male students who are also happy for the longer time.
Oxford knows more about education than all of you, so what’s the problem?
Oxford is still Oxford no matter what.
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