OXFORD, England – In a massive push for equality, Oxford University has announced that their very popular Women’s Studies class will now be a study of both historical men and women.
Starting next semester, the class, which has always been narrowly focused on teaching about important women throughout history, will broaden its horizons to teach about important men from history as well. Dr. Pete Singer, one of the professors in charge of the new curriculum, said they have not come up with an appropriate title for the new class yet.
“Well, before it was just women, so the title made sense,” he said. “But now, with men being added to the course load, we haven’t figured out how to correctly label the class. We are considering calling it ‘Men and Women’s Studies. That has a nice ring to it.”
The decision has mostly been a hit within the Oxford faculty, with the majority of the department heads supporting it. The school considers this a major win for creating an equal campus, maybe their biggest since the decision to admit female students back in the 1920s.
“It’s all about empowering our students. Female, male – especially male. I am extremely proud of the changes being made to the course,” said Oxford chancellor Chris Patten. “Here at Oxford we are making huge strides towards equality every day, and I can sleep soundly knowing that the male students will finally have representation in class.”
This choice has not been without some controversy, as the course was widely believed to have had a huge impact on many of the female students at Oxford. Hundreds of the women who previously took the course are outraged by the decision. Unfortunately, we didn’t reach out to any of them for their thoughts.
