The gender gap is alive and well at the end of the 20th century. Female students are not getting the assistance that male students are getting.
Male students are now, and have always been given the most attention in the academic setting.
Academic programs are set up to favor the male gender. Education should be non-gender biased. Bibliography lists 6 sources. This 5 page paper explores several sociological theories in terms of how society has been ordered to render the male the dominant sex. Feminist ideology is explored as well.