I should clarify and say my undergrad was mainly technical so not a lot of politics, though the few commerce subjects I did had a sniff of political agendas. I recall one lecturer assuming we all voted Liberal, "of course you do" or something similar. But in my masters (MBA) my first subject was taught by a fairly active feminist and our main project was an industry study chaired by her feminist mate. Being a feminist is fine, don't get me wrong, but we were being asked to study why female entrepreneurs aren't getting funding at the rates that males were. None of this was justified by the way, it was accepted as fact, and a problem we had to solve.
I did consider challenging some sources for all of this, as we need to justify all assertions in our studies, but i really wasn't sure how it would be received. To be honest I just decided to toe the line, get my distinction and get the **** out of there. I did raise one or two uncomfortable points in the group discussions we had, some agreed, some didn't (vehemently), thought it was better to shut my trap. I don't think we were exactly encouraged to be free thinkers put it that way.
And not that I need the help generally, but the women in the course were generally guided more enthusiastically than the blokes. I do recognise that the older ladies teaching the course probably had not many female academic and business role models, and they were probably trying to be that for the girls in the class, but the difference was still pretty glaring.
I even had one teacher from another course talk about how hard studying while working is, showing some empathy for me. Then quickly added "well you are a white male with an engineering degree so you don't need much help!" Um yeah I guess, bit of a weird comment for no reason though.
I just finished my course now, this is one reflection on it. Not meant to be a whinge, I got through it no worries, but yeah, it was an interesting experience that's for sure.