The gender inequities that women veterinary medicine students face were explored in order to determine why these trends could exist. Women students at Southwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine were interviewed and the findings revealed a double-sided coin of misogyny and sexism. On the surface, there is a fairly progressive environment being created as the students continuously felt as though their gender did not play a role in their education, creating a relatively a gendered experience. However, the school was replicating a misogynistic cycle of pushing a women-majority class into women-majority fields (i.e.- small animal medicine or general medicine) through a disproportionate curriculum.
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