tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post1553386657828246597..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-62852233658194732712010-06-27T15:54:53.908-06:002010-06-27T15:54:53.908-06:00John,
I think you hit the nail on the head. I be...John,<br /><br />I think you hit the nail on the head. I believe child-bearing is THE contributing factor of higher female enrollment in vet schools, however, not due to the flexibility of the job. An old vet friend of mine who ranks high up in a prominent Texas vet school said that vet school administrators are using gender to control the number of practicing vets. A study was done that determined that the average number of years a female vet practiced was something like 3-5 years. The reason they quit? Yup, pregnancy. So the theory is admit and graduate more female vets, they will quit practicing in 3 to 5 years while their far fewer male counterparts continue practicing, and you have a "natural" way to control the vet population. He claims that this ensures there won't be a vet on every corner. Sorry I don't have a link for that study, I'll look for it and post it when I find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-57025310004988554332010-06-27T10:37:49.581-06:002010-06-27T10:37:49.581-06:00Nice intro to this post. Katty Kay and Claire Shi...Nice intro to this post. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman recently wrote a book discussing women's careers and child bearing. The key looks to be flexibility.<br />http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/04/womenomics_write_your_own_rules_for_success.html<br /><br />I wonder if this shift in vet college enrollment has anything to do with the shortage of large animal vets. Nothing too flexible about a difficult calving in the wee hours of Sunday morning. That said, we now have the best dairy vet we've ever had, who happens to be female.<br />--DerekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com