Former women's college fields all-male University Challenge team

A former all-woman oxford college, that was installation by way of a female for women, has been criticised for fielding an all-male crew in university task.
St hugh's university began admitting guys in 1987, but presenter jeremy paxman joked: "on the premise of tonight's group, we may be forgiven for questioning that they had (men) rather taken it over."
The quiz show has faced proceedings within the beyond that it's miles male-ruled.
St hugh's stated team individuals have been selected by means of college students.
The bbc said every college has its very own choice manner.
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St hugh's was set up in 1886 by means of elizabeth wordsworth for girls who could not find the money for the value of existing schools.
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A few wondered the decision to have an all-male crew on social media, together with the pro-vice-chancellor of the college of brighton, professor tara dean:
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St hugh's college, oxford. Installation-1886 to provide ladies a he opportunity. In 2017: an all male college task team from st hugh's. Hmm..
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Visitors also talked about the lack of women:
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This is the second time currently i have visible what used to be a ladies's university with an all-male team, grrr #universitychallenge
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Wherein are the women? Appalled that there are so few on @bbc #universitychallenge it's becoming a male membership.
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One girl linked the display's lack of stability to her own preference to wait an all-female college at cambridge:
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The all male crew for st hugh's on #universitychallenge exemplifies a part of my reasoning for deciding on to look at at lucy cavendish college. 🙄
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But others argued that intelligence became now not approximately gender:
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I'm wondering if something founded by means of guys would get the identical reaction if "all women" have been supporting it is motive? #universitychallenge recover from it
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I really like all people complaining about the all-male team, ain't approximately gender. Exceptional get on the group, simples. #universitychallenge
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Paxman himself addressed the difficulty in advance this 12 months, writing within the monetary times that "for the reason that we recognise that intelligence isn't always decided via gender, it must be a question of flavor."
"the groups aren't chosen via the college or college government however by means of the scholars themselves," he wrote.
"the students are advocated to go into groups which broadly mirror their group. I think that - like soccer or darts - extra adult males than women care approximately quizzing."
He brought that "lengthy revel in" had convinced him that "the contest can't be engineered at any stage."
A bbc spokesperson stated: "the make-up of every team is decided via the universities themselves, and whilst we do encourage them to mirror the variety of their scholar populace, in the long run each college has their own crew selection system."