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...management jobs by maintaining a barrier to upward mobility, or glass ceiling. Last year German female executives held just 9.2% of management jobs, according to Hoppenstedt, an economic publisher. In contrast, the International Labor Organization notes that in the U.S., the percentage is 43%, in Britain 33%, in Switzerland...
...Will we still exist? ERIC BERNHARDT Kindhausen, Switzerland...
...entrance facing east, like his residence. "We think it's better to renovate than tear down," says Gos Saes, a spokesman for Vlodrop's mayor. A court decision is expected in May, and if the Maharishi loses, many followers will decamp to other centers in the U.S. or Switzerland. He says he will stay, however, because, says one disciple, he considers his living quarters "ideal...
...Western Europe. Israel has more guns per capita than the U.S., but its murder rate is almost half that of oft-exalted Canada. Sweden and Finland are two comparably armed societies, but you're much more likely to get knocked off in one than in the other. And Switzerland, with widespread gun ownership, is far safer than many other countries with more restrictive policies. Clearly, what works for some does not work for all. A flabby cosmopolitanism that ignores national contexts is not just intellectually lazy but morally irresponsible...
...Microsoft grant to pursue web-based learning. According to Pollalis, some GSD courses incorporate Web-based education extensively. In addition to efforts that have connected the school to such remote locations as Switzerland, Holland and Spain, Pollalis experiments within the school, lecturing from his office or his home to his class...