Tokyo Medical University has announced that it has offered places to women whose examination scores were reduced in order to restrict the admission of female students. Last month, 24 women demanded that the school pay them 100,000 yen ($880) each in damages for “emotional distress”, along with their exam fees and travel expenses. The university said on its website Friday that it had accepted applications from about 100 women, who will be able to study at other universities or medical schools if they meet certain criteria. The school claimed that female doctors tended to leave medicine when they had children, leading to staff shortages. University president Yukiko Hayashi apologised for the scandal and confirmed that 67 women who had been excluded over the past two years would start their studies next April.
Tokyo Medical University has announced that it has offered places to women whose examination scores were reduced in order to restrict the admission of female students. The university said on its website Friday that it had accepted applications from about 100 women, who will be able to study at other universities or medical schools if they meet certain criteria. The school claimed that female doctors tended to leave medicine when they had children, leading to staff shortages. University president Yukiko Hayashi apologised for the scandal and confirmed that 67 women who had been excluded over the past two years would start their studies next April.