A cafeteria at Sun Yat-sen University has drawn criticism online, after it was discovered that students were being served different meals based on their gender.
The meals for male and female students were found to differ in both portion size and price — male students paid 12 RMB (about $2 USD), while female students paid 11 RMB. The male lunch had two eggs, while the female lunch was smaller with just one egg.
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The major public university is located in Guangdong, China, where a staff member confirmed that the reports were true, and were being rectified.
“I’ll just ask for less myself, and give you the same amount of money,” reads one top-rated comment.
“These people aren’t just profiteers,” reads another. “They’re deliberately provoking gender division.”
The news comes alongside separate outrage on Weibo over issues faced by women attending university.
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