It may have a unique position as the most “female dominated” STEM profession, but the issues that women face within the industry are depressingly un-unique. Secondly, it completely ignores the everyday experience of women in veterinary medicine.ĭig even a little behind the numbers and it is clear to see that the gender bias, societal expectations and misogynistic structures that prevail across the world are still alive in the veterinary industry. Firstly, it assumes that a profession becomes “female dominated” as soon as women outnumber men by count.