The University of B.C. recently sent out a news release lamenting that only 22 per cent of its engineering students are female.
Arguing that engineering programs need the “best and brightest,” UBC engineering professor and women’s activist Sheryl Staub-French and other officials pledged to “promote diversity” by making sure females in five years comprise 50 per cent of all engineering students.
With 6,300 students in engineering, UBC officials said the affirmative action program will be ...
