[By Maren Lidder B.A., LL.B.]

(Courtesy—"Australian Women's Weekly")

"Do women really benefit from a university education?"

I am a non-practising barrister and a graduate in arts with three years' training in psychology, and I have been trying to find the answer to that question.

I have asked those best qualified to reply—the women graduates themselves.

And I have been forced to the conclusion that the answer is very often "No."

Many women graduates feel they have not really benefited by their education.

Indeed, they believe it can prove a distinct disadvantage, both before and after marriage.