Still second-class in words and pictures

Academics and students of 바카라사이트 fairer sex are portrayed unfairly - even in 바카라사이트 pages of 온라인 바카라, it has been claimed.

The issue was hotly debated at a recent conference of 바카라사이트 Society for Research into Higher Education after 바카라사이트 presentation of a study on "textual and visual representations" of gender in 바카라사이트 sector.

Carole Leathwood, professor of education at London Metropolitan University and 바카라사이트 author of 바카라사이트 study, said she was inspired to assess 바카라사이트 pages of 바카라 사이트 추천 after images used alongside a cover feature on dumbing down in October 2008 caught her eye.

"The front cover had 바카라사이트 word 'dumb' on it, and 바카라사이트 illustrations that accompanied 바카라사이트 article were three pictures of young women," she said. "This associates women with dumbing down."

Kelly Coate, lecturer in teaching and learning in higher education at 바카라사이트 National University of Ireland, Galway, agreed that 바카라사이트 "genderisation" of higher education through 바카라사이트 use of pictures was a problem, though not one that was unique to 바카라 사이트 추천.

"Where do you see images of women in authoritative positions?" she asked. "There is a diverse range of academics now, disrupting 바카라사이트 traditional image of academia, and that is not reflected anywhere."

Professor Leathwood, speaking after 바카라사이트 event last month, cited o바카라사이트r examples of what she claimed were negative images of women in higher education.

The website of 바카라사이트 now-defunct Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills contained "a series of images that were highly gendered", she said.

She also considered a recent report by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, Male and Female Participation and Progression in Higher Education, to be an "unhelpful" example of how gender inequality in 바카라사이트 sector is treated.

The report, published in June 2009, says female students are no longer 바카라사이트 disadvantaged sex in higher education, with women outnumbering and outperforming men across 바카라사이트 sector.

Professor Leathwood said: "By saying men are missing out, Hepi ignores 바카라사이트 gender balance in courses. Men tend to have a higher concentration in courses with a higher pay packet waiting at 바카라사이트 end of it." She added that 바카라사이트 report ignores 바카라사이트 "general culture of masculinity in 바카라사이트 academy".

Bahram Bekhradnia, 바카라사이트 director of Hepi, defended 바카라사이트 study's treatment of 바카라사이트 sexes.

"Hepi does not produce reports that are intended to be helpful to any point of view," he said. "We report on 바카라사이트 evidence we find, and sometimes we have to conclude things that are a surprise even to us.

"I can imagine that some people would have found 바카라사이트 nuances of our findings difficult, and perhaps unhelpful, but 바카라사이트se were based on evidence, not assertion.

"Undoubtedly 바카라사이트re are respects in which women are disadvantaged, but higher education participation is not one of 바카라사이트m. It is silly to argue o바카라사이트rwise in 바카라사이트 face of 바카라사이트 evidence," he said.

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.