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Throughout history mining has been perceived as a distinctly male profession.

A woman in a male profession, she was always interested in the position of women in society.

When American women invaded male professions, Barbie did too.

"It usually occurs where women have gone into traditionally male professions," Ms. Johnston said.

They are the leading-edge baby boomers, the first group of women to rise to the top of historically male professions.

My father, who was a banker, in particular had always rejected the idea that there were "female professions" and "male professions."

Doctors, lawyers, engineers, preachers none of these traditionally male professions have escaped the invasion of women.

During the late 1970s, a slew of comediennes appeared, joining the ranks of what had stereotypically been a male profession.

They are the achievers, largely upper middle class and college educated, the first daughters of the feminist movement to move in waves into traditionally male professions.

Women in particular need trained case managers who inform them of a variety of career opportunities, including historically male professions like construction, mechanics and truck driving.

Being a librarian is a predominantly female profession, Mr. Freedman said, one in which workers are paid significantly less than those in similar male professions.

Socialized early in their childhoods, girls are said to be raised in societies where science, engineering, and mathematics are largely promoted as "male professions".

Ireland's early resume mirrored those of her contemporaries, who came out of college without career plans, took traditionally female jobs and eventually moved into heretofore male professions.

Domestic servants often remained unmarried, or if they did marry could sometimes carry on working, so their age structure more closely resembles that of male professions (see Table 5b).

Kerowyn, on the other hand, had to fight her way up to the top in a predominantly male profession - and she was a superb tactician in any arena.

In the spirit of Women's History Month, this event features discussions with prominent women who have risen to the top in what many still consider a predominantly male profession.

"If we have a predominantly white male profession, we cannot have a broad perspective on the needs of this changing society, and it's difficult for minority students to have role models."

As a geologist, she was noteworthy, not so much for the scientific value of her collection, but for the regard with which she was held in a predominately male profession.

Not foolhardy bravado but, being female in a male profession, one that still had a strong undercurrent of cowboy machismo; saving face was important if she wanted to be a successful manager.

As umpiring had been a strictly male profession up to that point, the school had no facilities for Gera, and she spent much of the six-week program living in a nearby motel.

In the demimonde one will find enough acumen and daring, and enough resilience in the face of special difficulties, to put the equipment of any exclusively male profession to shame.

Dr. Martin, whose training was in psychiatry, said she was pleased not to be an old-fashioned housewife; she was embarking on a career in what had been a predominantly male profession.

As a journalist for the Times (its first full-fledged woman reporter), she covered women's issues, questioning public figures about their views on the status of women and interviewing women who worked in traditionally male professions.

If we are going to talk about modern amazons, let's apply the term more metaphorically - to women who are out in the world tackling the traditionally male professions of soldier, construction worker, policeman or fireman.

B1 Career Women's Next Hurdle The first generation of women to succeed in traditionally male professions and to define themselves as much by their jobs as by their families are about to face retirement.