monday, november 26, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 7
Informal DN poll indicates
sex discrimination declining
By Alice Hrnicek
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Classes in fields traditionally ft xo for
one sex or the other are opening up and
teachers prefer it that way, according to an
informal survey of eight UNL instructors.
Although university policy states that
. admission and privileges cannot be denied
because of sex, some fields are dominated
by one sex because of social values, accord-,
ing to Mary Jo Deegan, assistant professor
of sociology.
But, she added, she encourages males to
join her class, Women in Contemporary
Society.
"In general males tend to participate
more than females because they are social
ized to do so," she said. "They seem more
outspoken and ask questions."
- Two instructors of classes attended
primarily by males, however, contend that
females work better in classl
H. Dwight Loveday, assistant professor
of animal science and extension meats
specialist, said that in industry and on his
meat judging team, women are preferable.
"Usually gals are the best students," he
said. "They don't bother me a bit."
STEPHEN LOWRY, assistant professor
of, animal science and consultant to the
Biometrics and Information Systems
Center, said he likes a balance of males and
females. "Since'my classes are mostly male, the
women who do come into classes are usual
ly more competent. They are the ones who
contribute the most."
Other instructors, however, see no dif
ference in the class performance of either
sex and believe the course material is ap
propriate for anyone enrolled.
Most of the material in his class, History
of Sport, deals with male athletics, said
Benjamin Rader, history professor.
But tnis.is appropriate tor anybody
interested in athletics," he said.
Nearly 10 percent of his students are
women, which he said is less than previous
semesters.
Helen Sulek, associate professor of
human development and the family, said
that more men are entering human services
because it receives more publicity. .
However, women still are the majority.
"THE MEN ARE just as interested in
the field and work just as hard," she said.
"Hike a mix in my class."
Home economics is known as a "female
profession," according to Constance Kies,
professor of food and nutrition.
"There's no reason for it," she said.
"It's been sort of a historical practice for
men not to sign up."
- The only problem she said she c&n see is
. that males might feel uncomfortable in a
minority.
'They do very well or they don't do
well. There's just no difference."
Male students in the class, History of
Women, have not reported any uneasiness
in being among mostly females, the in
structor said.
"Men have written nice notes about
things they'd never ' realized until they
came into the class," said Ann Kleimola,
associate professor of history. "I'm not
surprised that there are a lot more women
than men with that topic. The men may
have felt odd at having that many women
in the class."
Being outnumbered has not stopped
females from displaying leadership in agri
cultural economics, said Glen Vollmar,
professor and chairman of the department."
The number of women in the field has in
creased, he said.
"Gal students have made a good impres
sion and this has helped them," he said.
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