Numbers of women practicing veterinary practice on the rise

The latest U.S. census data reports a significant increase in women who practice veterinary medicine. According to the census, women make up 50% of all vets, up from 40% in 2000.

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Similarly, Canadian census data released in 2011 reported that 50.7% of veterinarians were women, up from 35% in 1991. In 2005, about 66% of these women working full time and full year, a much higher proportion than for all occupations (about 53%). The report states a likelihood that this trend will continue and increase in strength in the coming years as women account for between 70% and 85% of the new graduates in veterinary medicine. 

According to data from the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Quebec (OMVQ), in March 2007, women held approximately 64% of the jobs in pet medicine, while they accounted for 28% of the veterinarians in farm animal medicine.