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Maternity leave matters for the profession
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.e7441
Subject(s) - maternity leave , session (web analytics) , nursing , medicine , family medicine , medical profession , medical education , political science , business , physical therapy , sick leave , advertising
BVA Congress 2012 featured a session about the increasing proportion of women in the veterinary profession. Despite positive reports of the way in which the profession has adapted to the demographic change, Young Vet Representative, Laura Parish, felt it didn't fully consider issues around maternity leave, which, she says, is at the core of some of the less positive attitudes encountered by women in the profession.