The fight for gender equality is ‘far from over’

University degrees were first offered to women in the UK in 1878, but last week, in front of the London headquarters of Universities UK, which claims to be “the voice for UK universities”, it appeared that the fight for equality is far from over, writes Emma Pearce for The Telegraph.

Standing in Tavistock Square on a freezing December night, more than 100 campaigners and students gathered to protest against the "shame of gender apartheid" at universities. Last month, new guidelines from Universities UK suggested institutions could allow gender segregation during lectures given by external speakers, based on the teachings of their religion, as "there does not appear to be any discrimination on gender grounds merely by imposing segregated seating".

The rally last night was purposefully held on International Human Rights Day and on the day of Nelson Mandela's memorial, to expose the fact that gender segregation is widespread.
The protest came after some 8,000 people signed a petition to rescind endorsement of sex segregation at UK Universities.
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