Program Type

Undergraduate

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Tatum Simms

Document Type

Poster

Location

Face-to-face

Start Date

25-4-2023 11:30 AM

Abstract

The workforce in veterinary medicine saw a gender shift from a male dominated field towards women in the present day. This research aimed to determine why this shift occurred through demographic analysis and surveys to different job types in this career path. By using this data, the group determined that one of the biggest impacts of the shift is due to the very component that makes veterinary medicine such a tough field, and it is located at the graduate school entry level . The competitiveness level is intertwined through all of the data and leads to the conclusion that females are simply outcompeting males at the entry level which does not allow as many males into the field as commonly. Further research can be conducted at a graduate school level to narrow down the results of the study.

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Apr 25th, 11:30 AM

The Demographic Shift of Males and Females in Veterinary Medicine

Face-to-face

The workforce in veterinary medicine saw a gender shift from a male dominated field towards women in the present day. This research aimed to determine why this shift occurred through demographic analysis and surveys to different job types in this career path. By using this data, the group determined that one of the biggest impacts of the shift is due to the very component that makes veterinary medicine such a tough field, and it is located at the graduate school entry level . The competitiveness level is intertwined through all of the data and leads to the conclusion that females are simply outcompeting males at the entry level which does not allow as many males into the field as commonly. Further research can be conducted at a graduate school level to narrow down the results of the study.