mo4ch:>Unintended PC consequences? Oxford ends women-only fellowship that breached equality law | Mo4ch News

Oxford University has opened a women-only fellowship to male applicants after its governing council ruled that it violated anti-discrimination laws. The decision sparked a lively debate on Twitter about how to enforce “equality.”Oxford’s council ruled that the Joanna Randall-MacIver junior research fellowship – established in the 1930s for women studying fine arts, music or literature – was “discriminatory on the grounds of gender.”The fellowship is funded by the estate of British-born archaeologist and Oxford graduate David Randall-MacIver, who set it up in his wife Joanna's name after her death in 1932. He stipulated, however, that the fellowship should only be awarded to female academics.The decision marks the first time that the prestigious university has opened up a female-only fellowship to male applicants. Some of the fellowship’s former recipients have publicly criticized the new, less-discriminatory application process.Also on rt.comMen face MORE discrimination than women…