Women in Pharmacy, Medical Schools Soar
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WASHINGTON — The proportion of women in schools for health professions has skyrocketed in recent years, a federal statistical analysis showed Tuesday.
In dental schools, women made up only 1% of enrollment in the 1971-72 school term. By 1985-86, the figure was 25%. Women in medical schools jumped to 33% from 11% over the same period, and in pharmacy schools they rose to 56% from 24%.
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