University of York savaged for saying men are ‘under-represented’ in some academic fields

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'If women are dominant in certain academic disciplines, don’t call attention to it.

The University of York learned that gender equality is a one-way street, when it said in a press release last week that it would mark International Men’s Day this Thursday. (It’s cached on the Internet Archive.)
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He went on to claim that “female candidates have a higher chance of being appointed than men” in academic staff appointments, as well as in professional support services and academic support staff, “with some departments [in the latter] employing no men at all in these roles”:
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That provoked about 200 students, staff and alumni to sign on to anopen letter to the school excoriating it for pointing out the hardships of men:'

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