Some 164,440 women are registered with a licence to practise, making up 50.04% of the register, compared with 164,195 men, the medical regulator said.

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    One of the driving factors has been the rising number of women joining UK medical schools, it added.

    Well duh. But why is there a rising number of women enrolling in medical school? That seems like an important factor in this change.

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    The question is whether we also see the classic effect of declining prestige and salary when gender dominance changes from male to female.