Published: August 12, 2018
I’d love to insist sexism is localised to Tokyo medical school. But women are devalued in medicine across the west
A nasty scandal exposed last week at one of Japan’s most prestigious medical schools should provoke global questions about enduring sexism and the profession of medicine.
Tokyo Medical University has admitted that its examiners manipulated the scores of its entrance tests – specifically, to police and restrict the inclusion of women in its courses. They did this by reducing the scores of all first-stage applicants by 20% and then adding “at least” 20 points to the scores of most male applicants.
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