Global Breaking News - Sunday, December 22, 2024

A man has filed a lawsuit against an all-women's university in Japan after they rejected his application to join the university because he is male. The unnamed man claims Fukuoka Women's University is discriminating against him based on his gender. He also claims the university's policy of admitting female-only students is unconstitutional. The Japanese constitution states that all citizens have an equal right to education. He wants the university to accept his application to study and pay him 660,000 yen in damages for the anguish caused by the rejection. It is the first time in Japan that someone is suing a national or public women's university over its constitutionality.
* file a suit(lawsuit) against ~ = ~을 상대로 소송을 제기하다/ unnamed = 이름이 밝혀지지 않은/ unconstitutional = 헌법에 위배되는/ anguish = (극심한) 괴로움, 비통/ constitutionality = 합헌성 

The man believes he has a good case. He said the women's university was one of his only options to pursue a career as a dietician. He said: "If my application is rejected, the path to become a dietitian would be narrow as I will be forced to go to a university [far away]." The man's lawyer said women-only universities are anachronistic in today's world. He said: "In the past, women's universities had the role of giving preferential treatment to women who had fewer opportunities for education, but that role is no longer necessary." A university official said: "We have a 91-year history of promoting women's education. We are determined to continue to provide education to prepare women for leadership roles."
* have a good(strong) case = (소송에 이길 수 있는) 충분한 사유(근거)가 있다/ pursue = 추구하다/ dietician = 영양사/ anachronistic = 시대에 뒤진, 시대착오의/ preferential treatment = 우대, 특혜