Do girls dominate the vet scene?

Laf1980
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:06:27 +0000

It depends on the type of vet practice. If you are dealing with a large animal practice, then you might find more males due to the strength requirements for the job. Also, it depends on the hours required. For example, our vet, who is female, used to administer to the medical needs of horses in the race industry. That required many 4:00 a.m. wake up calls, and those hours were detrimental to her family life and raising her children. Therefore, she went into a more traditional vet practice. That could be why you are seeing more females when you take a trip to the vet office.

No doubt that more females are entering this field. My D reports that her first year class contains 2/3rds females and 1/3 males. Most of the students are older, have been out of school quite a while, and are married and/or raising families. She is the youngest one in her class. She is 22.