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Not long ago, prominent women economists were almost as scarce as generals in skirts. Today, though they must still battle prejudice, more and more women are scaling the heights of the profession. One reason: the increasing complexity of figuring out what is really happening on today's business scene...
...York and they learn how much they have in common, I think that helps jell a nation. I really do." A convention can be a profession's jungle drums, an industry's family reunion, a young person's rite of passage into the adult world of commercial or professional comradeship. A convention can also be a fresh opportunity to display talent, knowledge, oratorical skill or sales records, to reaffirm one's wealth and worthiness in the eyes of the world. No wonder 26 million Americans this year have hastened to put on their badges, their funny hats and their broadest...
Kahn never lets an opportunity for a quip pass him by. Commenting on the success of his profession, he gibes: "The Pope is telling economist jokes." Asked why he accepted the thankless job of trying to throttle inflation, he replies: "I'm 61 years old. What am I saving...
"I thought I did a good job at Columbia and I wish I could have stayed to see it through--but because of the nature of the profession I wasn't able to," Penders concludes.
The nature of the profession is to follow after the limelight. If you're Tom Penders, a new El Dorado always beckons.