This is an issue that has been in the making for years. Higher education is still trying to make itself more equitable for women even though women outnumber men on most campuses.
The College Fix reports:
ASU campus that is 30% male says it will focus on ‘gender equity’ – for womenAn Arizona State University campus that is 70 percent female said it will develop “gender equity” strategies – to help “vulnerable” women.The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences says it will focus on “innovations and advances in gender equity” to “address the needs of New College’s growing female student population by improving access to education, leadership opportunities, and equitable advancement.”“With women soon representing nearly 70 percent of students at West Valley campus, we must create educational strategies that support vulnerable groups, including single mothers and women of color,” the ASU college explains.The university system did not provide comment after being asked multiple times via email.The College Fix asked if there had been any analyses or discussions regarding the reasons for the decreasing male enrollment and how ASU West Valley responds to criticism arguing that the decreasing male population does not actually promote the concept of gender equality for all.The Fix also asked if the university could elaborate on the specific challenges faced by the subgroups stated in the university’s statement.Director of Media Relations Veronica Sanchez deferred to another spokesperson, Jerry Gonzalez, who asked for more information. He requested clarification from The Fix but still has not responded in the past several weeks.However, the focus on female students, despite the declining enrollment of male students, drew criticism from a conservative professor who teaches in the arts and sciences college…Philosophy and religious studies Professor Owen Anderson has been a vocal critic of ASU’s focus on DEI. He sued the school over its DEI requirements, as well. He told The Fix that “no particular attention is given to male students and the unique needs they face.”“I wondered on my Substack if this might also be a consequence of DEI and critical race theory curriculum that makes negative assessments of men, places blame on them for historic wrongs, and gives them no hope for the future,” he said. Anderson first highlighted the “gender equity” plan on his Substack newsletter, where he regularly shares his criticism of ASU.
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