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swordtail
Anarchist Prime Thu Aug 02 11:53:45
DOCTORED

A Japanese medical university lowered women’s test scores because it was a “necessary evil”

By Isabella Steger•August 2, 2018

Tokyo Medical University for years doctored the test scores of female applicants to admit fewer women because school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals.

Japanese media reports said today (Aug. 2) that the university had since 2011 been altering the test scores of females to make them lower after it recorded a growing number of women getting accepted to the school. The test scores were rigged so that no more than 30% of the successful candidates would be women.

In this year’s entrance exam, only 30 women were accepted, compared to 141 men, the Asahi newspaper reported.

An unnamed official of Tokyo Medical University told the Yomiuri newspaper (link in Japanese) that the practice had been conducted at the school with “quiet consent,” and that it was seen as a “necessary evil” because of worries that women will drop out of the workforce once they become pregnant. The Nikkei newspaper cited an unnamed source (link in Japanese) as saying that the school wanted to ensure it could have sufficient doctors working at its affiliated hospital. An unnamed source told the Asahi newspaper that the worries were also linked to a continuing shortage of doctors in Japan.

A university spokesperson told Japanese media that the school was conducting an internal investigation into the allegations and that it would release the results of the probe at a suitable time.

According to Japanese media reports citing the education ministry, universities are allowed to set their own gender ratio if they make such quotas public when taking in new students. Tokyo Medical University’s conduct was problematic as it did not announce such quotas, said a ministry official.

Tokyo Medical University last month was found to have inflated the test scores of the son of an education ministry bureaucrat in order to admit him. The bureaucrat in question, and two former high-ranking school officials, were indicted on bribery charges.

http://qz....cause-it-was-a-necessary-evil/

Turtle Crawler
Admin Thu Aug 02 14:37:13
The evil is admitting women at all

yankeessuck123
Member Thu Aug 02 14:38:52
yikes

Sam Adams
Member Thu Aug 02 15:42:02
If this went the other way, ys and seb would defend it.

Pillz
Member Thu Aug 02 16:22:49
Inb4 women shouldn't have children

McKobb
Member Thu Aug 02 16:44:25
As long as they get dinner on the table and keep a tight household who cares?

Rugian
Member Thu Aug 02 17:36:57
"school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals"

Valid concern. The last thing Japan needs is more women focusing on career over children.

Nimatzo
iChihuaha Fri Aug 03 07:33:23
"school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals."

Why did they think this? Is it because Japanese women are having gaggles of children or like, having children at all? Literally no data from the demographic trends went into this reasoning.

Hot Rod
Revved Up Fri Aug 03 08:38:46

Last I heard Japan need more babies but I do not believe this is the proper way.

Paramount
Member Fri Aug 03 09:20:38
I can help them Japanese ladies to have more babies. I’m thinking about going to Tokyo next year.

hood
Member Fri Aug 03 10:06:25
Because what the Japanese need more of is dumbass Europeans.

smart dude
Member Fri Aug 03 11:10:41
"Why did they think this? Is it because Japanese women are having gaggles of children or like, having children at all? "

The point is they're too busy becoming doctors, etc. to have families.

Turtle Crawler
Admin Sat Aug 04 11:40:40
Japanese do need more babies. The best way to get that is to ban women from the workplace, government, colleges, etc.

I'm not sure what other option there really is, everything else has objectively failed. If you want women to have children then take away the temptation to do other things.

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swordtail Anarchist Prime	Thu Aug 02 11:53:45 DOCTORED A Japanese medical university lowered women’s test scores because it was a “necessary evil” By Isabella Steger•August 2, 2018 Tokyo Medical University for years doctored the test scores of female applicants to admit fewer women because school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals. Japanese media reports said today (Aug. 2) that the university had since 2011 been altering the test scores of females to make them lower after it recorded a growing number of women getting accepted to the school. The test scores were rigged so that no more than 30% of the successful candidates would be women. In this year’s entrance exam, only 30 women were accepted, compared to 141 men, the Asahi newspaper reported. An unnamed official of Tokyo Medical University told the Yomiuri newspaper (link in Japanese) that the practice had been conducted at the school with “quiet consent,” and that it was seen as a “necessary evil” because of worries that women will drop out of the workforce once they become pregnant. The Nikkei newspaper cited an unnamed source (link in Japanese) as saying that the school wanted to ensure it could have sufficient doctors working at its affiliated hospital. An unnamed source told the Asahi newspaper that the worries were also linked to a continuing shortage of doctors in Japan. A university spokesperson told Japanese media that the school was conducting an internal investigation into the allegations and that it would release the results of the probe at a suitable time. According to Japanese media reports citing the education ministry, universities are allowed to set their own gender ratio if they make such quotas public when taking in new students. Tokyo Medical University’s conduct was problematic as it did not announce such quotas, said a ministry official. Tokyo Medical University last month was found to have inflated the test scores of the son of an education ministry bureaucrat in order to admit him. The bureaucrat in question, and two former high-ranking school officials, were indicted on bribery charges. http://qz....cause-it-was-a-necessary-evil/
Turtle Crawler Admin	Thu Aug 02 14:37:13 The evil is admitting women at all
yankeessuck123 Member	Thu Aug 02 14:38:52 yikes
Sam Adams Member	Thu Aug 02 15:42:02 If this went the other way, ys and seb would defend it.
Pillz Member	Thu Aug 02 16:22:49 Inb4 women shouldn't have children
McKobb Member	Thu Aug 02 16:44:25 As long as they get dinner on the table and keep a tight household who cares?
Rugian Member	Thu Aug 02 17:36:57 "school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals" Valid concern. The last thing Japan needs is more women focusing on career over children.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Fri Aug 03 07:33:23 "school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals." Why did they think this? Is it because Japanese women are having gaggles of children or like, having children at all? Literally no data from the demographic trends went into this reasoning.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Fri Aug 03 08:38:46 Last I heard Japan need more babies but I do not believe this is the proper way.
Paramount Member	Fri Aug 03 09:20:38 I can help them Japanese ladies to have more babies. I’m thinking about going to Tokyo next year.
hood Member	Fri Aug 03 10:06:25 Because what the Japanese need more of is dumbass Europeans.
smart dude Member	Fri Aug 03 11:10:41 "Why did they think this? Is it because Japanese women are having gaggles of children or like, having children at all? " The point is they're too busy becoming doctors, etc. to have families.
Turtle Crawler Admin	Sat Aug 04 11:40:40 Japanese do need more babies. The best way to get that is to ban women from the workplace, government, colleges, etc. I'm not sure what other option there really is, everything else has objectively failed. If you want women to have children then take away the temptation to do other things.
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