Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-391) and index.
Acknowledgements / Susan Scanlan -- The American woman : getting to the top -- Introduction / Jean Stapleton -- At the top : a profile of JoAnn Heffernan Heisen / Cynthia B. Costello -- Women's leadership in American politics : the legacy and the promise / Ruth B. Mandel -- Women and leadership in higher education / Mariam Chamberlain -- Women and leadership in corporate America / Sheila Wellington, Katherine Giscombe -- Women in union leadership / Lois Gray -- Women in the military : the struggle to lead / Judith Youngman -- American women today : a statistical portrait. Demographics -- Education -- Health -- Employment -- Earnings and benefits -- Economic security -- Women in the military -- Elections and officials -- Women in Congress. The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues : achievements in the 105th Congress / Lesley Primmer Persily -- Women in the 106th Congress -- Congressional caucus for women's issues