[johnep]

at the risk of being a male chauvinist pig, I would suggest that pharmacy is ideal if the household has another income coming in. this is why in my role of branch careers officer, I told girl's schools that pharmacy is ideal for scientific minded girls. In my experience scientific girls often do biology or subjects such as pharmacology and these do not have the part time opportunities available to pharmacists. Pharmacy fits in well with children. ( Many mothers only locum in term time)

For men as the sole breadwinner when full time working is a necessity, then community pharmacy becomes just a job rather than a fulfilling career.

This is because we are required by law. This does not apply in industry or previously in hospital where a career could take you to the top.

training in community is in your time, training in industry can be at overseas conferences and is always in company time.

However, the UK pharmaceutical industry has had enough of continual carping by press and govnmt and is moving overseas with the rest of manufacturing. The openings for pharmacists are few. In the old days there were several pages of industry jobs in the PJ, now often only a solitary advert.

johnep