VERTICAL BAR CHART: Women in Schools for Selected Health Professions, 1980-81 and 2003-04

(Percent of Students)

Medicine 1980-81, 26.5; 2003-04, 48.7

Dentistry 1980-81, 17.0; 2003-04, 43.2

Nursing 1980-81, 94.3; 2003-04, 90.8

Public Health 1980-81, 55.2; 2003-04, 69.6

Pharmacy 1980-81, 47.4; 2003-04, 66.5

Social Work 1980-81, 9 0; 2003-04, 83.8

Dietetics* 2003-04, 91.1

*Data from 1980-81 are unavailable.

Source: Association of American Medical Colleges, Data Warehouse. Facts-Applicants, Matriculants, and Graduates, www.aamc.org; American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing: 2004-2005; American Dental Association, Survey Center, 2003-2004 Survey of predoctoral dental education; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Profiles of Pharmacy Students, Fall 2004; Association of Schools of Public Health, 2004 Annual Data Report, Table 3-1, www.asph.org/userfiles/
ADR2004.pdf; American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004 Report on Osteopathic Medical Education, June 2005, www.aacom.org ; Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, Dietetics Education Program Diversity Statistics 2004-2005 Academic Year - All Programs; Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry, Number and Percentage of Full-Time Students in Professional O.D. Programs by Gender and Year, (tables by year for 1998-1999 through 2004-2005); American Physical Therapy Association, 2005 Fact Physical Therapist Education Programs, p. 24 (Enrollment by Sex); Lennon, T. (2005). Statistics on social work education in the United States (2003-2004 Academic year). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.