Women medical students exceed quota in Singapore

Women applicants made up 41% of the medical students accepted by the National University of Singapore last year, despite a quota, imposed by the Singapore government in 1979 restricting their number to one third of the total.

The quota has been exceeded for three years. In 1999, 70 women or 35% of the total were accepted in the intake of 200. Last year, the percentage of females hit 41%. …