Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: Doubleplusungood naughty naughty!
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Carrying on…

Equality can mean a lot of things. In Australia, “equality” means making sure that it more important to have a demographic balance than the best minds necessary to prevent bridges and buildings from collapsing.
“Equality? No thanks. Women at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be able to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on an admissions test than their male counterparts.
“The Sydney Morning Herald reported that UTS will allow women to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) than male students. Women can score 10 points lower than men and still be admitted into the degree programs.
“As the Herald reported, many universities in the country ‘allocate adjustment points based on disadvantage or illness,’ but UTS appears to be the first one to make the adjustment based on gender. As one can guess, the move to lower the entry bar for women is being done in an effort to get more women into engineering.”
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