Exploring the Campus Male Dominant Presence in Female Students’ Lifestyle
Justine Namaganda *
College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, Uganda.
Joseph Kimoga
College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, Uganda.
Betty Ezati
College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, Uganda.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Having a way of living and being in control of how to live are ordinary human desires and aspirations. There are lots of influences on the way we live and act. These obviously indicate how we are limited in fully steering life’s way. Despite researches on social, cultural, economic, political, and religious reflections in our lives, there is scarce attention rendered on how the male dominant presence at campus is reflected in female students’ lifestyle. This is the study purpose. We find that the presence is reflected in the nature of knowledge interaction, negotiated identity, policy provisions, and esteem. Despite female deprivations particularly in biased policy provisions, we conclude that male dominant presence has created a commendably enthusiastic struggle for gender parity reflected in female lifestyle. We recommend that campus policies should promote equitable and flexible ease for pursuing identity-related lifestyle.
Keywords: Dominant presence, male, female, lifestyle, campus