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| Tokyo Medical University 'changed female exam scores' | Tokyo Medical University 'changed female exam scores' |
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| Reports that one of Japan's most prestigious medical universities tampered with female applicants' entrance exam scores have sparked outcry on social media. | Reports that one of Japan's most prestigious medical universities tampered with female applicants' entrance exam scores have sparked outcry on social media. |
| Japanese paper Yomiuri Shimbun says Tokyo Medical University began altering results in 2011 to ensure under 30% of successful applicants would be women. | Japanese paper Yomiuri Shimbun says Tokyo Medical University began altering results in 2011 to ensure under 30% of successful applicants would be women. |
| The private university says it will investigate the discrimination reports. | The private university says it will investigate the discrimination reports. |
| Users online took aim at the Japanese government over the scandal. | Users online took aim at the Japanese government over the scandal. |
| Critics suggested the allegations were ironic given Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stated commitment to boost female participation in the workforce. | |
| Yomiuri Shimbun, which is the country's biggest daily newspaper, published the report examining student admission numbers on Thursday, sparking the complaints. | Yomiuri Shimbun, which is the country's biggest daily newspaper, published the report examining student admission numbers on Thursday, sparking the complaints. |
| It quotes an unnamed source saying officials adopted a "silent understanding" to reduce the number of female entrants over concerns female graduates were not going on to practice medicine in employment. | It quotes an unnamed source saying officials adopted a "silent understanding" to reduce the number of female entrants over concerns female graduates were not going on to practice medicine in employment. |
| "Many female students who graduate end up leaving the actual medical practice to give birth and raise children," the source told the newspaper. | "Many female students who graduate end up leaving the actual medical practice to give birth and raise children," the source told the newspaper. |
| In 2010, before the measure was allegedly introduced, female student participation was about 40%. | In 2010, before the measure was allegedly introduced, female student participation was about 40%. |
| The newspaper reports that after the two-round application process earlier this year, only 30 female applicants were accepted to study, versus 141 men. | The newspaper reports that after the two-round application process earlier this year, only 30 female applicants were accepted to study, versus 141 men. |
| The story has had national resonance because female participation in the workforce has become a key issue in Japan in recent years under Shinzo Abe's economic agenda. | The story has had national resonance because female participation in the workforce has become a key issue in Japan in recent years under Shinzo Abe's economic agenda. |
| Female participation has historically been low, especially in expert professions. Research suggests only 12.4% of legislators, senior officials and managers in Japan are female. | Female participation has historically been low, especially in expert professions. Research suggests only 12.4% of legislators, senior officials and managers in Japan are female. |
| The Reuters news agency reports that one social media user said: "Who are you kidding with 'Women should play an active role'?" | |
| Another posted: "Women are told they have to give birth; if they don't, they're mocked as being 'unproductive', but then again, just the possibility that they might give birth is used to cut their scores. What's a woman supposed to do?" | |
| Tokyo Medical University is already under investigation over allegations it bribed Futoshi Sano, a high-ranking figure in the education ministry, by demanding he help the institution access a financial grant in return for adding points to his son's entrance exam score. | Tokyo Medical University is already under investigation over allegations it bribed Futoshi Sano, a high-ranking figure in the education ministry, by demanding he help the institution access a financial grant in return for adding points to his son's entrance exam score. |
| Futoshi Sano, who was arrested last month, has reportedly denied the allegations. | Futoshi Sano, who was arrested last month, has reportedly denied the allegations. |
| Reports suggest the alleged gender discrimination may have been uncovered during that investigation. | Reports suggest the alleged gender discrimination may have been uncovered during that investigation. |