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Show Women's Employment by Occupations and Industries 116 States is a member of the Inter-American Commission of Women, and woman represents the United States in the Inter-American Chil dren's Institute. In addition, U.S. delegations to international con ferences usually include women among their advisers and in other technical capacities. A total of 2,614 women were in the Foreign Service of the United States in 1965 (table 55). They equaled 28.1 percent of all Foreign Service employees of the State Department. The Ambassadors to Den a mark, Norway, and Luxembourg were the only women among 104 chiefs of missions. Other Foreign Service officers included 330 women, less than one-tenth of the total. were consular officers, Most of the women in this group secretaries, and political officers in embassies and legations. About half of the staff positions in the Foreign Service of the State Department were held by women. They were employed in a variety of specialized occupations, including clerk, stenographer, typist, and secretary, as well as assistant attache, liaison officer, fiscal officer, consular attache, administrative assistant, librarian, and political and research analyst. Table 55.-FoREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL, SEX BY AND Women Rank TotaL Total - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ Foreign Service Officers: 1 Chief of Mission Career Ambassador, Career Minister, and Class L Class 2 and 3 Class 4 and 5 Class 6 to 8 Foreign Service Staff: Class 1 and 2 Class 3 to 5 Class 6 to 8 Class 9 and 10 Consular agent Unclassified 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ Men Percent Percent Number distribution Number distribution 9, 309 2,614 104 3 100.0 6,696 100. 0 1 102 1.5 . 343 6 .2 337 5.0 1,433 1,744 1,387 41 1.6 1,392 1,567 1,281. 20. 8 177 6.8 106 4. 1 8 276 .3 120 1.8 648 10.6 5.6 2,533 372 1,240 47. 5 1,293 19. 3 128 975 12 2 757 29. 0 -------- -------- Includes 1,339 Foreign Service Reserve Otlicers (73 women). J Less than 0.05 RANK, 1965 percent. Source: U.S. Department of State: Summary of Employment, February 28, 1965. 218 23.4 19.1 3.3 .2 12 2 (2) |
