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Women are now setting their corporate goals high, and more and more are achieving their ambitions. Between 1972 and 1983, the number of executive women in U.S. business more than doubled, from 1.4 million to 3.5 million, and it is still climbing. Says Harvard Labor Economist David E. Bloom: "The growth of women in the work force is probably the single most important change that has ever taken place in the American labor market. Their arrival at high executive levels will be the major development for working women over the next 20 years...
Behind those executives, advancing through the ranks in banks, manufacturing companies, retail firms and service corporations are thousands of ambitious young women. Says Rand Corp. Economist James P. Smith: "They are in the pipeline in middle management now. It is inevitable that after 20 years of work experience, a good number of those women will...
Azcona's Liberals captured 49% of the 1.5 million votes cast, compared with 44% for the National Party, which is headed by Callejas, an economist who led the nine presidential contenders in votes. The election seemed to ensure that Honduras will maintain its steady if somewhat confusing effort to consolidate its fledgling democracy. When the new President takes office on Jan. 27, replacing outgoing President Roberto Suazo Córdova, it will mark the first time in nearly 60 years that power has been transferred peacefully from one civilian government to another. Still, the powerful Honduran military is likely to continue...
...they advance in their careers, members of Ma's generation will have to cope with such frustrations and misgivings. Nonetheless, there are growing signs that younger Chinese leaders strongly support Deng's reforms. Says Economist Tang: "The new policy is very necessary because during the Cultural Revolution the economy became very poor. Now we must build it up. That is very important." --By John Greenwald. Reported by Robert T. Grieves and Richard Hornik/Peking
Last May CITIC opened a four-member office in Manhattan's World Trade Center to deal directly with U.S. banks and corporations. Headed by Ding Chen, 56, a Harvard-trained economist, the facility hums with activity. Awed moneymen quickly dubbed Ding "Dr. Go" for his tireless jaunts around the country to acquaint firms with Chinese investment opportunities. At one Washington gathering, CITIC lined up $60 million of new business. In his talks, Ding is careful to soothe any fears about China's future. Says he: "China's open-door policy is not a transient expedient. It will not be changed...