The bar chart compares the number of male and female research students at a UK university pursuing six science-related majors, in 2009.
Overall, male students triumphed over female students in all sectors, except for veterinary medicine. For both genders, biology accounted for the most students enrolled, whereas physics was the least for female scholars and veterinary medicine was the lowest for male scholars.
Looking further into the data, male students studying biology (around 230 students) was slightly higher than physics and medicine majors at 200 and 220 students, respectively. Both astronomy and geology majors amounted to 150 students each. Meanwhile, veterinary medicine had the lowest number with approximately 60 students.
The women category, on the other hand, had lower numbers than men in each science subject. This was with the exception of veterinary medicine, where female students prevailed (over 100 students compared to around 60). Similar to the men, biology was the most popular amongst women with exactly 200 students enrolled. This was followed by medicine with around 50 students less (150-160 students). The majors having the lowest number of female students were geology (75 students), astronomy (60 students), and physics (40 students).