Tokyo medical school admits changing results to exclude women

[kookiestealer]

University manipulated test scores for more than a decade to ensure more men became doctors

 

One of Japan’s most prestigious medical schools has admitted deliberately altering entrance exam scores for more than a decade to restrict the number of female students and ensure more men became doctors.

 

Tokyo Medical University manipulated all entrance exam results starting in 2006 or even earlier, according to findings released by lawyers involved in the investigation, confirming recent reports in Japanese media.

 

The school, which initially denied knowledge of the test score manipulations, said it should not have occurred and vowed to prevent it from happening again.

 

It said it would consider retroactively admitting those who otherwise would have passed the exams, although it did not explain how it would do so.

 

“We sincerely apologise for the serious wrongdoing involving entrance exams that has caused concern and trouble for many people and betrayed the public’s trust,†the school’s managing director, Tetsuo Yukioka, said at a news conference. He denied any previous knowledge of the score manipulation and said he was never involved.

 

“I suspect that there was a lack of sensitivity to the rules of modern society, in which women should not be treated differently because of their gender,†he said.

Yukioka said women were not treated differently once they were accepted, but acknowledged that some people believe women were not allowed to become surgeons.

 

The manipulation was revealed during an investigation into the alleged “backdoor entry†of an education ministry bureaucrat’s son in exchange for favourable treatment for the school in obtaining research funds. The bureaucrat and the former head of the school have been charged with bribery.

 

The investigation found that in this year’s entrance exams the school reduced all applicants’ first-stage test scores by 20% and then added at least 20 points for male applicants, except those who had previously failed the test at least four times. It said similar manipulations had occurred for years because the school wanted fewer female doctors, since it anticipated they would shorten or halt their careers after having children.

 

It is not clear how many women have been affected, but the practice started in 2006, according to Japanese media, potentially affecting a large number of candidates.

 

The education ministry official’s son, who had failed the exam three times, was given a total of 20 additional points, which eventually elevated him to just above the cutoff line.

 

The report said the manipulation was “profound sexismâ€, according to lawyer Kenji Nakai.

He said the investigation also suggested that the school’s former director took money from some parents who sought preferential treatment for their sons and that the manipulation was part of a deep-rooted culture that lacked fairness and transparency.

 

Nakai said the report only covered the latest exam results because of time constraints, and that further investigation was needed.

 

Full article: The Guardian 

[Stepkdramafan226]

This is so sad to read, those women who worked so hard only to have the dreams shattered by misogynistic buttholes. The medical school deserves to be shut down. 

[nixsi]

Ew meninist  

[seulmate]

yikes!

[Serenee]

Those fuckers, fucking up the hopes and dreams of a person who worked hard!

 

I can't believe such sexism exists still in 21 century.

[UMJI MOODS]

How idiotic can they be. I wonder how many men who have no ability to be doctors are practicing medicine in Japan right now.

[mrs.otter]

Seriously wtf...

[Ego ista]

At least they got condemned

[PromiscuousBunny]

How idiotic can they be. I wonder how many men who have no ability to be doctors are practicing medicine in Japan right now.

[Zhou JieQUEEN-ong]

Dude can you imagine how many dreams they shattered with this sexist way of thinking? And we are talking about Japan, where the suicide rates are enormous among young people who suffer with the extreme pressure from parents and school. Gosh i feel so bad for them. Bunch of assholes. 

[Grape Soda]

They should be shut down. Not only did they lower the scores they tampered and gave higher scores for men.

The managing director deserves jail time, that's someone's possible career and education for your sexism. How could someone be so misogynistic to not only drop female scores but raise scores for men? You'd rather have a less qualified man than a more qualified woman.

It didn't even happen to me and I'm so fucking mad. They deserve to be sued out the ass

[sasha]

... “We sincerely apologise for the serious wrongdoing involving entrance exams that has caused concern and trouble for many people and betrayed the public’s trust,â€...

...“I suspect that there was a lack of sensitivity to the rules of modern society, in which women should not be treated differently because of their gender,â€...

 

wow, give less of a shit about apologizing to actual women who suffered why don't you

[Wild & Young]

Sad. And makes me think of how many places do the same shit and not get caught. And even after university, women still are treated differently. 

[KAI PARKER]

Those fuckers, fucking up the hopes and dreams of a person who worked hard!

 

I can't believe such sexism exists still in 21 century.

[U R Messy AF]

And yet people like to act as if sexism isn't a thing.

[Midnight~Circus]

I hope there will be a class action lawsuit against the school. That school has no right to continue to run as an establishment. 

 

They should feel ashamed of themselves to practice such blatant sexism in this day and age.

[Unfair_]

what the fuck

[Winter Bear]

Holy shit this isn’t just disgusting but dangerous as fuck, how many sub par doctors have they ducking created.

[Larme]

And yet people like to act as if sexism isn't a thing.

[THOTICUS]

I hope there will be a class action lawsuit against the school. That school has no right to continue to run as an establishment. 

 

They should feel ashamed of themselves to practice such blatant sexism in this day and age.

[caffe]

Honestly, disgusting..

[sakurahanabira]

this was posted a few days ago: https://onehallyu.com/topic/707471-tokyo-medical-school-changed-test-scores-to-keep-women-out/

 

 

Those fuckers, fucking up the hopes and dreams of a person who worked hard!

I can't believe such sexism exists still in 21 century.

 

I mean, this is Japan which has one of the lowest gender equality ranking in the world

 

 

They should be shut down. Not only did they lower the scores they tampered and gave higher scores for men.
The managing director deserves jail time, that's someone's possible career and education for your sexism. How could someone be so misogynistic to not only drop female scores but raise scores for men? You'd rather have a less qualified man than a more qualified woman.
It didn't even happen to me and I'm so fucking mad. They deserve to be sued out the ass

 

I don't think the medical school itself deserves to be shut down, rather they should just fire whoever was responsible and hire new staff. After all, the school has been around since before WW2 and they didn't have prior problems with admitting female students in the past until after 2010 when they started to alter test scores to exclude women. That's the thing with institutions and businesses--you can fire and replace people. 

[PeachyKeys!]

So you produced more male doctors who are more likely to kill patients for what? But we don't need gender equality...

[delirium]

Not only did they crush the careers of more deserving candidates but they endangered the life of every single patient who went to the "doctors" who only got their position through tampering. Just goes to show you that "prestigious" doesn't mean right; I think that people would be surprise to learn just how much nonsense goes on at "prestigious" unis and companies. Something like this, I wonder how many knew what was happening.

[youtrieditduh]

 

And yet people like to act as if sexism isn't a thing.