Boys have lower bar for university entry
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span>-<span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Zhongze">Zhongze</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="Counseling">Counseling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discriminate">discriminate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="Xiaoquan">Xiaoquan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drafting">drafting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="school">school</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>, <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>," <span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="verification">verification</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>."</p><p><span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federation">federation</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="is">is</span> 639, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> 598.</p><p><span word="Renmin">Renmin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="majors">majors</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> 601 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="but">but</span> 614 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>.</p>
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