Andrea Widburg, who writes excellent hard-hitting pieces for American Thinker, wades into controversy with her argument that the feminisation of academia has proved to be a disaster for academic freedom, and I suppose, the advancement of knowledge and scholarship. She hypotheses that there is a causal relationship between the advancement of Leftist woke causes, and the increasing numbers of female academics and students. The facts are that such females outnumber males, and their politics are predominantly Leftist. This dominance is now seen from top positions to tutors, even though feminists advocates still continue to speak of glass ceilings for female academics; it is of course, just a game strategy to secure even more affirmative action appointments. And, given the fact that female students outnumber males, the situation will only intensify, Widburg argues.
Widburg is right about the feminisation of the university. As for this being the cause of university decline, I think she overstates the case, as it could be argued that universities were already in decline before the female dominance, and the female dominance is really but one effect, of a larger malaise, rather than the actual ultimate cause. The problem is the rise of the Left, which has given rise to all of this.