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The "female" professions tend to offer more flexible hours. Ron Patrizio, 43, a biotech-firm sales rep in Central Florida, got sick of his old routine. He spent much of his time wining and dining doctors, hoping they would prescribe his firm's drugs. He made as much as $67...
Adrian Echevarria's father owns a beauty salon, while his mother is vice principal of an elementary school. The 21-year-old sees no problem going from drumming with his rock band by night to wiping little noses and teaching kids their colors and shapes by day. That said, he...
Some experts doubt the durability of the male-to-female-job trend. A University of Pennsylvania study found, for example, that within four years of graduating, male nurses leave their profession at twice the rate of women. Another study seemed to determine that gender flexibility is even bad for you...
Mederos told the graduates during his speech that the most important qualities they can possess are “pride in yourself, confidence in your abilities...and dedication to the great profession you have chosen.”
Former Attorney General Janet Reno and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg were two of the largest draws at the three-day-long celebration. Over 250 came to hear the two share stories of juggling work, family and a good conscience in a cutthroat profession.