title: The gender shift in veterinary medicine: cause and effect.
abstract: The gender shift in veterinary medicine has paralleled other changes in debt and income. Cause and effect are complex and often confused. Popular notions of the priorities of the new generation of men and women are often not supported by research studies. Recent data reveal new insights into questions surrounding the gender issue.
authors.affiliation: Smith Veterinary Consulting, PO Box 698, Peshastin, WA 98847, USA. info@smithvet.com
authors.forename: Carin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D010067:Ownership; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload