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Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores
Source: The Guardian
Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores
Juntendo University says abolishing unfair treatment of women is behind rise in entrance exam scores
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Wed 19 Jun 2019 05.16 BST Last modified on Wed 19 Jun 2019 05.29 BST
Women have outperformed their male counterparts in entrance examinations for a medical school in Japan that last year admitted rigging admission procedures to give men an unfair advantage.
Juntendo University in Tokyo said that of the 1,679 women who took its medical school entrance exam earlier this year, 139, or 8.28%, had passed. The pass rate among 2,202 male candidates was 7.72%.
It was the first time in seven years that the pass rate among women was higher than among men, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
The university attributed the exam results to its decision to “abolish the unfair treatment of female applicants” after last year’s revelations.
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Juntendo University says abolishing unfair treatment of women is behind rise in entrance exam scores
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Wed 19 Jun 2019 05.16 BST Last modified on Wed 19 Jun 2019 05.29 BST
Women have outperformed their male counterparts in entrance examinations for a medical school in Japan that last year admitted rigging admission procedures to give men an unfair advantage.
Juntendo University in Tokyo said that of the 1,679 women who took its medical school entrance exam earlier this year, 139, or 8.28%, had passed. The pass rate among 2,202 male candidates was 7.72%.
It was the first time in seven years that the pass rate among women was higher than among men, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
The university attributed the exam results to its decision to “abolish the unfair treatment of female applicants” after last year’s revelations.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/19/women-outperform-men-after-japan-medical-school-stops-rigging-exam-scores