Note again that Gandhi, O'Connor and Thatcher all represented pre-Baby Boom women who had worked their way to the top after decades.

The period of the 1990's represents a greater participation of women in the workforce, including senior management positions. It also represents a significant increase in women's participation in politics. The questions of work-life balance continue with women; note that Nancy Pelosi managed a full-time career and raised five children at the same time.

The 1990's represents a time when African-American women rejoined the workforce and left the welfare rolls in significant numbers. From the time of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act to 2001, half of African-American women joined the workforce full-time. Although births out of wedlock continued at high levels, recent years have seen a reversal of this trend.

In conclusion, women's roles in the United States have changed more in the past 60 years than ever before....
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