Word: grosz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...never have a bad day because it always shows," says Barbara J. Grosz, McKay Professor of Computer Science, who is one of two tenured women in the entire division of applied sciences. "It gets tiring being the only woman role model around," she says...
...Grosz, who received a tenured post at Harvard directly after leaving a private business, says in the past she has felt unable to "say no" to female students who sought her counsel, because she knew that there are no other women around to shoulder the burden of advising...
...numbers of women faculty in the sciences are unusually low, but Grosz's experience closely parallels those of women in other disciplines, many of whom say that women are the most overworked and least rewarded members of Harvard's academic community...
Hungary's economic woes have been tied to a period of political stagnation under Party Boss Janos Kadar, 75. Last week's parliamentary debate, however, threw the spotlight on a younger, more dynamic figure: Prime Minister Karoly Grosz, 57, the former Budapest party leader, who assumed the post only two months ago. "Time is pressing. We cannot wait. We have to act," Grosz declared to loud applause from the 340 assembled Deputies. His performance fed speculation that he is the leading candidate to succeed Kadar, who has held power for 31 years...
...both boss and heir. Karoly Nemeth, 63, is his second in command in the party hierarchy and presumably a contender, though Kadar slyly enjoys appearances that deceive. Other possible candidates: Ferenc Havasi, 57, a chief economic official, who is said to believe that unemployment should be officially recognized; Karoly Grosz, 57, a Kadar disciple; Propaganda Boss Janos Berecz, 57; and Foreign Affairs Specialist Matyas Szuros...