Oxford University gives women more time to pass exams
 

Oxford University gives students a dose of 'equality'


Oxford University exam times were increased in a bid to improve the low scores of women, it has emerged.

Students taking maths and computer science examinations in the summer of 2017 were given an extra 15 minutes to complete their papers, after dons ruled that "female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure". There was no change to the length or difficulty of the questions.

It was the first time such steps had been taken. In previous years, the percentage of male students awarded first class degrees was double that of women and in 2016 the board of examiners suggested that the department make changes to improve women's grades.


However, despite the intention being to lessen gender discrepancies, the main effect of the time increase appears to have been an increase in the number of 2:1s overall, with 2:2 figures falling. Men continued to be awarded more first class degrees than women in the two subjects.

A university spokesman defended the changes as "academically demanding and fair", and noted that while 39 per cent of female mathematicians achieved first class degrees compared to 47 per cent of men, women's scores had improved year on year.

The lengthening of exams was welcomed by some female students. Antonia Siu, Undergraduate Representative of Oxford Women in Computer Science, said: "I am uneasy about schemes to favour one gender over another.

"But I am happy when people see gaps between groups of people who should not reasonably have such gaps - such as between genders, races or class - and take that as a starting point to think about the kinds of people they unintentionally are leaving behind."

Oxford University gives women more time to pass exams

there is a good reason why there is a male and female chess league :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh


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Males predominate at the top in chess. Almost all grandmasters are male, there never has been a female world champion and only one female, Judit Polgar, ever has reached the top ten in the FIDE rating list (eighth spot in 2005 with a peak rating of 2735).

What a slap in the face of those girls

There a good reason for it....

Women don't give a fuck about chess. Smart women don't have time to be playing fucking games.

You guys try to act smart, and maybe you are in some ways.. but you definitely have some fucking mongoloid traits that really hold you back.

that really hurts me lol

Would you like to see women given an extra bishop or rook in professional chess to improve their odds?

Australian of the year 2018

Quantum physicist Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons

..who also plays chess

A chess game got Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons on the path to quantum physics - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

but did she just win it because she's a woman?

Either that or she's an immigrant or she's won every other award here or that she's built an 10qbit computer and working on an 100qbit one towards the goal of 300qbits
;) Smart lady

The left needs to make up their minds. Either sexes are equal or they are not. If they are, then giving women extra time on exams makes no sense at all. On the other hand if they are not, then gender equality in the work force shouldn't be an issue, what would justify the argument that pay should be the same when sexes are different, offering different levels of skills and performance?

Oh and by the way before you all dribble on like Murdoch Cluckers to long, pick your own head line:

Oxford University gives women more time to pass exams
Oxford University gives men more time to pass exams
Oxford University gives transgenders more time to pass exams

Because when you actually read up on this..
EVERYONE WAS GIVEN MORE TIME.

so smart men have time to play chess but smart women do not?...error in logic...

womens brains are different...they are better at multitasking for example dishes/cooking/moping the floor at the same time, whilst men are intellectual titans with sharp analytical minds...you will find a few women here and there who excel at things other than dishes but they are far and few between :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Its not about time ya fucking moron.

It's just not something that women want to fucking do to be enough of them where exceptional chess players are plenty.

Chess is for nerdy fucking guys who have plenty of time on their hands because they don't have a fucking woman.

Think about it dummy.

Shhh.. logic and reasoning will make their head explode.

Why are 60% of grads female then?

chess is intellectually stimulating...it should appeal to nerdy guys and girls alike...again you have an error in logic...if you love something and you are good at it then you do not avoid it or "not have time" for it....

Exactly, thank you for agreeing with me.

Women do not love it. No need to avoid something you have no fucking interest in.

If you took 5 seconds to type into your fucking google box you would come to the conclusion that there are just not that many women who give a fuck about chess.

Keep going on with your not based on science presumptions though. :thumbsup

no thank YOU for agreeing with me...

something is either intellectually stimulating or it is not...intellectual stimulation is immune to gender...it is universal...

now you can either give me clear and obvious examples of what type of intellectual stimulation women love or you are wrong...or your GF is standing next to you and you are forced to debate in womens favor because she will cut off the sex...in this case I understand why you are picking a fight you can not win :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

What sex are most Quantum physicists?

Men and women are different, they evolved to perform different roles. How many men can breastfeed a baby? We have degraded the natural female roles to make them compete with men. A stupid idea.

So the woman hating liberal arts snowflake had to post about this.
All the students benefited, not just the women. I bet most if not all the students were happy that they get an xtra 15 minutes what ever the reason

Stick with your PhD in being a snowflake cuck bitch. You have no one to blame for your shitty life other than you.

Giving the women an extra 15 minutes to boost their scores should not be the kind of equality that women are after, that is not equality at all, it is an insult

Correct, but it was done because the women don't finish on time, so only helps them. :2 cents:

Actually it helps all of us.. Because the vast majority of the research areas these grads will enter spend years on research, not freaking 15 minutes. And when you break down why there's more stress more often than not, its caused by outside factors more to do with the gender roll expected from society or should I say antiquated society.

I say give everyone 24 hours to finish, get up and leave when you want because the time of completion is not really a factor. The big question should be why is this more of a problem at Oxford compared to other universities? And the answer there is simple, its an "old boys" institution despite 60% of grads now being female.
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Really I couldn't give a shit about this but it just amazes me how clucked and triggered some people are by reading news headlines, especially Murdoch properganga machines ones, your fully fucking brainwashed. Please if your enticed to click on an article.. first think why, then read it, then follow it back to the originating source, see if its the same story, then look up the credentials of the person who originally wrote it and what their agenda is. We're supposed to be fucking webmasters and know how clickbait works but most of you are as dumb as fucking surfers. Markhams excused because he's a photographer and on cancer meds, but the rest of you working in technical areas are supposed to be smart, slap your fucking selves on the forehead and wake up.

Wehateporn hates American society and Americans he's a foreigner that obsesses on America and posts hate about it daily. Wehateporn has never been to Americs. Wehateporn loves Russia and has said if he had a choice he'd live in Russia over America.

Wehateporn hates porn and posts hate on GFY , a porn board, daily.

The thread is not about Oxford, Mississippi :helpme

I understand that for your posts to be eligible for funding they have to stay within a set range of topics, if your ShareBlue supervisor notices that your comment is out of context you could be in big trouble for trying to trick them, what you are doing is fraud :321GFY

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I can see why :helpme

So what you are saying that at the end of 1 hour..only women were left and there were no men. LOL Bullshit.

Out of interest... What do you think all of the OPs threads/posts on gfy are?

Your no different, to ignore the sexist bigotry of the left would be just as fucking retarded as what your complaining about. Most malist, yes are just female hating twats but dont act like there isn't a bigger scheme going on.

Neither are you.

That "Good reason" is probably because some old fuck from 100 years ago thought that women weren't as smart as men, and thought it wouldn't be fair to those "poor little girls" to pit them against male opponents.

Anyone who thinks that women are not as smart as men is just stupid. And if that same guy lives his life that way and actually lets that idea guide him in making decisions about who to hire or trust is just hurting himself.

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I play Chess against my spouse, Tracy. We have played since we met a long time ago. Smart people play games that challenge the mind. It's good for you.

Difficulty for Oxford now is that their qualifications won?t be respected as much with the time pressure having been reduced. Also I very much doubt they would have done the same if it were males who were struggling, which makes them appear sexist

You are trying to make this into a black and white issue, one has to think in percentages to understand the thinking involved

You have severe paranoia and other serious psychological issues. Go to a mental health specialist imediately.