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Many have progressed up the academic ladder andare now being considered for tenured posts. Inmany areas of the humanities at Harvard, facultysay that newly hired women professors have playeddecisive roles in changing the traditionalacademic agenda...
...Total Women Total WomenTenured Professors 352 13 (3.7percent) 383 27 (7.0 percent)Assistant and Associate Professors (positionson the ladder to tenure 221 46 (20.8percent) 223 57 (25.6 percent)Other Teaching Posts (positions that do notlead to tenure) 76 35 (46.1percent) 245 91 (37.1 percent...
...along with other solid colors, is sliding out of favor. Says Chicago Accountant Edgar L. King, 68: "We financial types have to present a good, clean look, and I've traditionally relied on the white shirt to complement that look." The white shirt's popularity stretches down the career ladder too. Two years ago Charles McCabe traded in his college jeans and sneakers for something more suited to San Francisco's vested financial district. "I didn't know what I was doing, so I figured white shirts were safe," says McCabe, 26, who works in commercial real estate. "The last...
...hardening their choices. Nearly half now say they are certain about their picks, vs. 29% in January. The difference is a function of stature and familiarity. Bush and Dole are universally known in their party and enjoy reputations as national figures. The Democratic candidates, perched lower on the political ladder, must still prove they are eligible to climb. Until they do, the rank and file will continue to write its preferences in sand rather than concrete...
...women attracted to men of lesser means. "I've had to make certain choices in seeing men who don't have as much money as I do," says one Atlanta heiress. "For example, driving on vacation instead of flying. But some wealthy women measure how many rungs of the ladder a man has climbed." Others are paralyzed by fear of being used by potential lovers or marriage partners. Declares Wilkin: "You can get paranoid and stay home and watch TV and eat bonbons...