Gender equity has been an important channel in the Sustainable Development goals which aims to encourage the expanded recruitment of women as students and staff into tertiary level of education. The Government of Fiji grants equal opportunities in education and other areas for both the genders. The main purpose of this paper is to determine the roles teachers can play in order to enhance gender consciousness and to distinguish the aspects that lead towards gender inequality. It also aims to find ways that will help improve gender consciousness at The University of Fiji. This research utilizes qualitative design using a structured questionnaire. The respondents are the academic staff of The University of Fiji. Convenience sampling was adopted for this study whereby 20 males and 20 females were selected. The results show that the teaching faculty of The University of Fiji is mindful of gender inequality but they require a superior improvement in order to bring about knowledge based developed society.