ESSAY QUESTION: In what ways does gender shape the nature of Universities in Australia. How does it shape your experience of university study? Gender is a very influential factor in the way Australian Universities are shaped. Some of the factors contributing to an institute becoming gendered include the idea that an academic is often imagined as a male figure. Gender is also important when examining university staff: the number of men compared to women and …showed first 75 words of 1168 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1168 total…been a strong increase in female enrolments over the past 10 years, and a larger number of women studying at higher levels, which will continue to challenge traditional ideas of male dominance. WORKS CITED Burton, Claire. Gender Equity in Australian University Staffing, www.wel.org.au/burton/sii_1.htm , 1998. McDowell, L. & Pringle, R. (ed), Defining Women: Social Institutions and Gender Divisions, Polity Press, 1992 University of Tasmania Website: www.utas.edu.au/docs/statistics/stats99.html