As the gender gap narrows, people nowadays have equal access to education. However, as far as effectiveness and equality are concerned, I disagree that each subject should admit the same number of male and female students.

The main reason is that this practice fails to utilize educational resources effectively. The government has invested large quantities of educational funds to hire experienced professors,  aiming to cultivate students who have a talent in a particular field. In this way, they can become useful members of society in the future. However, different genders share different talents. For example, males are better at mathematics and computer science, while females are more talented at literature and language. If schools set gender quotas in every subject, some talented students would be forced to choose other subjects they dislike, which is definitely a loss to society.

Also, although admitting equal numbers of each gender seems to address the problem of gender discrimination, it is not a fair criterion for individuals. Admission to university subjects should only rely on students’ academic abilities instead of gender. Students who get a high grade in the aptitude test should be awarded the right to choose their subjects. Only in this way, students will make effort to study hard for their aspirations since they realize that competence is the sole standard.

In conclusion, although discrimination on the grounds of sex should be prohibited in education, it is an extreme and wrong practice to accept equal numbers of female and male students.