FEMALE VS. MALE VETERINARY DOCTORS
College student populationVeterinary medicine and all of its branches are soon to be a female-dominant profession. While the current workforce in all fields of veterinary medicine constitutes of approximately 55% male and 45% female practitioners, the college student population tells a different story.In the United States in the late 80’s male applicants that wanted to participate in a vet college made almost half of all applicants. By 1999 the percentage in the applicant pool dropped to astonishing 28%. 18 years later the decline of male vet students is under 20%. The shifting trend happens not only in the USA but also Europe, Australia, and Asia. Female-dominant professionThe exact reason for the feminization of the profession can’t be found. Some supposed explanations why more and more female students enroll into vet schools are general improvements in the use of large animals chemical restraints, eliminated discrimination while admission and increased number of female role models.Men, on the other hand, avoid becoming veterinarians because...