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Universities which are less ‘captured’ by gender ideology

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percypig · 10/06/2023 08:52

Morning, this thread has been inspired by one about a survey in Leeds and by recent coverage of events at universities across the UK.

My eldest DC is starting to look at universities for 2024 and in my working life as a teacher I’m often talking to 6th formers about their Uni choices.

I’m wondering if anyone has experience of universities which are, as my title says, ‘less captured’ than others? Or conversely, others were being gender critical could make for a really unpleasant university experience.

Students and families weigh up all sorts of criteria from en-suites to job prospects, clubs and societies on offer to lab facilities. Given recent events I’d also like to know how open universities and their students are to gender critical beliefs.

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Darhon · 10/06/2023 09:26

most halls nowadays are comprised of flats with bedrooms with en-suites. Moreover, she’s probably more likely to come across transmen than transwomen. There are usually more teenage females at university than males so we know the stats in that age group. My own very woke child is at university doing humanities. It’s not intensified anything that she already believed. But, at the end of the day she’s an adult and her own person, and I’m not going to police what she thinks.

I think many universities are finding a more balanced approach to this topic now to be honest and with the free speech bill coming in, it may well be something that is less entrenched anyway.

Unlesz they are very politicised, most young people at Uni are just doing fairly standard thing, skivving lectures, partying, studying - the usual things I did. And yes, I work in one, in a support role so come across hundreds of Uni students a year.

crumpet · 10/06/2023 09:19

It will also depend on the type of course your dc is choosing. Some may be “riper” for capture than others.

dd is doing a social sciences course, but it so far hasn’t been a particular feature. With 30000 or more students there are plenty who just want to hang out get their course done and have fun without getting embroiled in any political activity.

MadameKali · 10/06/2023 09:16

Apologies for not actually answering the question you've asked, but DD is heading to uni this year. She's opted for mixed sex accommodation and I realised that I'm much more comfortable with this than her going into "single gender" (as per the uni) I feel she's less likely to experience boundary erasure from the special type of lady who will insist on being in a female only space.
I'm really worried about how much gender ideology there is in further education. She believes TWAW etc but I try to keep her grounded (although I doubt she'd ever agree with me outwardly, I think she does get where the GC points come from) I worry that without me & DH in close proximity, she'll end up totally immersed in nonsense.

percypig · 10/06/2023 08:53

*where, not were - sorry for the typo!

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