Admission can mean being allowed to enter a place, organization, or event. It can also mean a statement in which someone accepts that something is true, especially something they did wrong.
From Latin 'admissio', meaning 'a letting in', from 'admittere' (to let in), from 'ad-' (to) + 'mittere' (to send). The idea of 'letting in' later expanded from places to truths.
Admission is about entry—either you enter a school or you let a truth enter the open. When someone makes 'an admission of guilt', they’re opening the door and letting their secret walk into the room.
Admission to schools, professions, and institutions was historically restricted by gender, with women excluded from many universities, guilds, and professional societies. Even after formal barriers fell, informal bias continued to shape who gained admission and under what conditions.
Use “admission” neutrally while acknowledging, when relevant, historical or ongoing disparities in who is admitted and why; avoid implying that underrepresented groups are admitted primarily as exceptions.
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Women who fought for admission to universities and professions paved the way for broader participation and reshaped academic and professional fields.
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