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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...
Another sign that women have yet to be fully accepted as executives is a stubborn salary gap. Separate studies by Harvard, the Rand Corp., Stanford and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business have all documented the same trend. According to Mary Anne Devanna, who conducted the Columbia study released last year, female M.B.A.s entering the work force are paid the same starting salaries as men with the same qualifications (1985 average: $28,584). But within ten years, the women fall behind by 20% in pay, regardless of the company they work for or their jobs...
Most management experts think that several women will win the top jobs in FORTUNE 500 companies within the next 20 years. But few think that women will head half of America's larger companies any time soon. One reason cited by Rand's Smith: "There will always be women who will choose to stay home for family reasons, and either not have a career or drop out of their careers." But whether financial need or ambition sparks their pursuit of a career, the majority of women are choosing to work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more women...
...publicity given to such commando feats as the 1976 Israeli raid at Entebbe and West Germany's 1977 rescue operation at Mogadishu, Somalia, may have inflated expectations. The fact is that such methods heighten the risk to hostages. According to a 1977 study by the California-based Rand Corp., 79% of all hostage deaths in terrorist situations occur during rescues. Says Uri Ra'anan, a professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy: "The most difficult and risky type of operation is a rescue mission. It is the most likely to lead to loss of life...
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