Gender and College

In chapter 15, they discuss gender and college and the ways it could hurt or benefit women. The book talks about the physical science classes contain more men than women. As I have observed in my major, I would say even if I went to a college that was always co-educational, Family Studies would be predominantly female. I started in community college taking Cisco Systems' classes and was the only female in the class. My instructor was female but she seemed so lenient and there was not a lot of rules or structure in the class. I agree that instructors treat men and women differently in their classes. I felt like all of the guys just spoke out loud and never had to raise their hand. Since I could not speak over them without sounding mean, I had to rise my hand. I feel like the argument of single sex education is a great idea due to the evidence provided. After the third semester of my computer courses, I stopped showing up since I felt I did not receive the attention I deserved. I agree with the research stated on page 429, that women's self-esteem increases when they are in a learning environment with same-sex peers. I know that my self-esteem has increased since I have been at Texas Women's University.