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3/1/96:
More women work,
but salaries still lag
More Rhode Island women are working outside the home than ever before - especially younger women - but they still earn only about two-thirds as much as men, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
3/7/96:
For lawyers,
the barriers drop
Linda Buffardi is known by peers as a "rainmaker," a lawyer who brings in the clients, bills a lot of hours, makes a ton of money.
3/11/96:
In education,
inequities persist despite gains
Kathryn Quina almost didn't make it. "I went to graduate school in psychology with 54 male faculty members, very few females," she recalls.
3/18/96:
A business
of her own was the answer
When Lois Mahoney moved to Rhode Island six years ago, she abandoned corporate life to start her own business.
3/25/96:
Leveling the
high school playing fields
Candy and soda allowed Kerry Giroux, a 1992 graduate of West Warwick High School, and thousands of other high school girls in Rhode Island, to achieve their goals.
3/30/96:
More women
are moving into key positions in health care
Last month, Esther Emard, 43, was appointed president of the 94,000-member HMO, making her the first woman to lead the organization and the highest-ranking woman in Rhode Island's health care industry.
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