European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Anne we Tor there Are More toward Leary women per capita in Washington than any single place in the country Elizabeth Dale was tent Portellos Torf Tuy women Are liberating a Citadel of male Power. By Barbara Gamarekian new York times Ashington o.c., which was Radil tonally a Man s Domain in mailers of Power and influence is now a woman s City too women now head corporate Olices manage led Cral agencies run stall operations on Caplola Hill and operate As highly visible lawyers and lobbyists All this is happening despite an initial lag on the part of Iho Reagan administration in appointing women to lop Federal jobs. According to he Ollice of personnel management the number of women holding presidents appointments dropped torn 123 in 1980 to 62 in 1981. But since then the number has risen sharply. Today 227 women hold residentially appointed jobs said Robert tulle director of presidential personnel. Among them is tulle s wife. Donna who was named Deputy Secretary of Commerce this Spring what la unusual about this administration is that 68 of the appointments were his local  Turtle said listing a dozen posts tilled for the Lisl Home by women. Anne Wexler. A former assistant to president Carter who is now a top lobbyist a held that was  considered an old soy network said there Are More extraordinary women per capita in Washington than any single place in the  in 1972, when women in government was formed it had just 12 members. Today it numbers 800 registered lobbyists and it is estimated Hal one third of the City s 11,000 lobbyists Are women. In the House of representatives 115 women act As chiefs of stall for House members an increase of 28 percent since 1984, according to Roll Call a Capitol Hill newspaper. In the Senate. 14 senatorial Olices Are headed by women an increase of 27 percent since 1984. But rap. Patricia Schroeder a Colo noted that women Are often paid less than their male counterparts. Women have done Well in Hill jobs because information is Power she said. Bui if Congress were subject by Law to equal pay Lor equal Woik we would be in rouble. We would be in court the key to influence in Washington said Garcia Carlucci manager of government relations for Coopers & Lybrand an International accounting firm is understanding the process of government and in that regard there is no gender  Carlucci whose husband is Secretary of defense Frank c Carlucci draws upon her experience working in Congress and the executive Branch in her current position. Heather Gradison the first woman to become chairman of the interstate Commerce commission observed when people used to speak of a powerful Washington woman they would name an influential hostess. But that is social that is Money. That is not Power. Power comes from hard work and  she noted that Lor Many women positions on Capito Hill have proved to be a springboard 10 influential posts for example Mill Dawson Deputy Secretary of transportation snarled out As press Secretary Losen. Bob Packwood of Oregon in 1973. Another former Packwood stall member Carol Crawford was hired As a legislative assistant in 1969 today she is associate director for economics and government at the Ollice of management and budget. And now she is in charge of $100 billion Worth of budget Packwood said Congress has excluded itself irom equal Opportunity Laws but Packwood noted in offices where members take these things seriously women have really risen to the  some go on to top Llight jobs in the private sector. Candice shy Hooper made that journey coming to Washington in 1973 fresh from College to Lake a Job As Capitol Hill intern. Today she is a vice president of the ens Erch corp., an Energy engineering and construction firm. A major change she says is the movement of women into nontraditional  no women worked in the Energy area when i first came to Washington she recalled. Now they Are moving to the lop of the ladder in engineering construction and aerospace. Look at Martha Hesse who Heads the Federal Energy of regulatory commission. She is really moving the entire natural Gas pipeline into the 21 St Century. Page 11 the stars and stripes wednesday