Leaders of the Pack
Women and the Future of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine has undergone sweeping changes in the last few decades. Women now account for 55 percent of the active veterinarians in the field, and nearly 80 percent of veterinary students are women. However, average salaries have dropped as this shift has occurred, and even with women in the vast majority, only 25 percent of leadership roles are held by women. These trends point to gender-based inequality that veterinary medicine, a profession that tilts so heavily toward women, is struggling to address. How will the profession respond? What will this mean for our students and schools? What will it mean for our pets entrusted to veter…
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Weitere Autoren: Smith, Donald F. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-61249-487-6
- EAN: 9781612494876
- Produktnummer: 22638320
- Verlag: Purdue University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 535 KB
Über den Autor
Julie Kumble is a researcher, writer, and director in women's leadership and was the founding director of the Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact at the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts. She has been a US State Department Fellow, recipient of the International Women's Day award, grantee of the Foundation for Motivated Women, and US Peace Corps volunteer.Dr. Donald Smith served as the ninth dean of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. An avid veterinary historian, Smith's collection of first-person interviews with veterinarians of the 1930s and 1940s is a national veterinary treasure, and his popular blog at www.veritasdvmblog.com attracts readers from around the world. His book on the fiftieth anniversary of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, Pathways to Progress, was released in 2016 to wide acclaim. Dr. Smith is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and a member of the National Academy of Practices. Kumble and Smith are founding directors of the Women's Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative.
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