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I read the article - but it doesn't explain why high schools are doing this. Is it purely sexism? Could it be that girls are performing better than boys and the
by reedf1 5y ago
I read the article - but it doesn't explain why high schools are doing this. Is it purely sexism? Could it be that girls are performing better than boys and the pursuit of a 50/50 gender split increases the requirements for girls? Would be interested if anyone knew the reason as it isn't presented in this article.
- d3nj4l 5y ago> Could it be that girls are performing better than boys and the pursuit of a 50/50 gender split hence increases the requirements for girls? This is it. It’s in the article: [H]igh schools under Tokyo Metropolitan Government jurisdiction are the only prefectural schools to have separate enrollment caps for male and female students. The numbers at each high school are based on the ratio of boys to girls at public junior high schools in Tokyo.
- xvector 5y agoEh, still sexism. Affirmative action is not an acceptable practice.
- WastingMyTime89 5y agoDevelopmental studies definitely show that girls mature faster than boys and tend to display traits making them highly adapted to the school system. From there, basing entrance to high schools solely on grades is basically deciding that women will hold the majority of highly skilled jobs. Anyway, from my point of view, the real question is why is the Japanese school system starting selection so young? At this point, in most countries, students just had to chose between short vocational studies and high schools geared towards entering university and high school selection is mostly done on geographic criteria. It's relatively easy to design a school system which will carry everyone upward. You don't really need gatekeeping.