The bar chart presents data on the enrolment of male and female postgraduate students in six science-related disciplines at a UK university in 2009.
In general, men outnumbered women in most subjects, with the sole exception of veterinary medicine. Physics showed the widest gender imbalance in favour of males,
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biology had the highest Linking Words
overall
participation and a comparatively small difference between the sexes.
Physics exhibited a stark disparity, with approximately 220 men and only about 35 women. Astronomy and geology reflected a similar pattern, each attracting around 150 male candidates, Linking Words
whereas
the number of females stood at roughly 55 and 75 Linking Words
respectively
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Biology recorded the highest participation Punctuation problem
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overall
, with around 250 male and 200 female postgraduates, demonstrating a more balanced gender distribution. Medicine followed a comparable trend, enrolling about 200 men and 175 women.
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By contrast
, veterinary medicine was the only discipline in which female students outnumbered their male counterparts, at approximately 110 and 75 Linking Words
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, respectively