This essay is to discuss the proposition that the university as a gendered institution and that knowledge is also gendered. I'll discuss the connection between these two and the feminist responds to the patriarchal nature of universities and conventional knowledge. The university is a gendered institution. You need to be "gendered" to describe the university. Gender shapes universities and universities shape gender. It means that the organization of relationships between men and women, organizes the …showed first 75 words of 1058 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1058 total…Feminist have challenged that we might have a different view of the world if we acknowledged and valued the experiences and thoughts of those who have been excluded (Eds, 1992). In conclusion, university is a gendered institution and knowledge is also gendered. The notions of patriarchy and conventional knowledge have made a precise path for men and women in their life. Knowledge always concerns power, and knowledge and power are always in the fields of contest.