Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XXVIII, Organization and Management of Foreign Policy

206. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Equal Employment Opportunity (Burroughs) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (Read)¹

Washington, February 24, 1978

SUBJECT

• Annual Statistics: Status of Women Employees

We have completed our annual ritual of data-gathering on women in the Department of State workforce (a report on minorities will follow shortly). It is, of course, possible to interpret statistics in several ways and our interpretation is naturally dominated by the EEO point of view. Attachments and highlights are as follows:

Tab A—One-Year Comparison of All Pay Plans By Grades Therein

In a year that probably devoted more attention to affirmative action than any other year, I regret that statistics show little progress. The representation of women in the total workforce went up only one-tenth of one percent (from 37.6% on December 31, 1976 to 37.7% on December 31, 1977). That’s not too bad when compared to the national female workforce (40%), but representation of women within our pay plans varies tremendously from a low of 9.6% among FSO’s to a high of 68.8% among GS/GG.

Changes among the FS pay plans over the past year are these: women FSO’s increased by 0.3%, women FSR’s decreased by 0.4%, women FSRU’s decreased by 0.1%, women FSS/FSSO’s decreased by 0.2%, and overall FS representation of women decreased by 0.8%. Notice also that at the FS senior levels women lost ground (down 0.9% from 3.9% to 3.0% in the past year).

On the Civil Service side of the house, we should be concerned by the fact that women now constitute almost 69% of the GS/GG pay plans (up 1.1% in one year). Such increases are of dubious merit in that GS/GG is generally perceived as second-class citizenship at State and most of the functions are of a support nature. Notice that at the GS/GG senior level women also lost ground (down 2.9% from 17.2% to 14.3%).

Tab B—Two-Year Study of Workforce Growth By Pay Plan and Sex

For a different short-term perspective, this study shows that in the past two years the overall number of women has grown at about the same pace as the growth in the total workforce—4.0% for women and 4.1% for total. The number of men also increased by 4.1%. That, then, explains why the overall increase in representation of women is not significant.

In a relatively stable pay plan such as FSO, women have increased from 312 at the end of 1975 to 337 at the end of 1977—a growth of 8.0% while total FSO’s grew 1.5% and men grew 0.9%. That bespeaks some progress for women.

The FSR pay plan, as a catch-all category, is difficult to analyze. The decrease in total (−0.9%) and women (−10.0%) over two years may reflect the recent freeze on FAS laterals “in” from other pay plans and a movement “out” of 1971–74 FAS persons into FSRU; the increase in men (+1.2%) may reflect the above plus significant 1977 hiring (overshadowing the hire of 16 women under the Middle Level Program in 1975–76). The FSRU increases show a dramatic growth for women (+342.9%), yet women remain only one-sixth of that pay plan.

In this two-year comparison it is obvious that the FS Staff Corps is shrinking. The number of women is shrinking (−7.6%) slightly ahead of the total (−7.5%) and men (−7.4%). That could be viewed as good news since women are overrepresented in the FSS/FSSO pay plan which, like GS/GG, is perceived as second-class citizenship devoted primarily to support functions.

On the Civil Service side, once again the need for concern is evident. In two years, the number of women has risen by 9.5% while the total GS/GG workforce increased by 6.2% (men declined 0.3%).

Tab C—Ten-Year Comparison of All Pay Plans By Grades Therein

Returning to a study of representation, this time a long-term comparison, in the past decade women in the total workforce went up only 1.2% (from 36.5% on December 31, 1967 to 37.7% on December 31, 1977).

As an example of how numbers can play games, each of the individual FS pay plans shows increased representation of women over the past ten years but, when added up into one FS pot, women lost ground by 4.1% (down from 29.1% to 25.0%).

Women FSO’s gained by 4.0% (up from 5.6% in 1967 to 9.6% in 1977). The positive results of intensified recruitment for the FSO exam probably account for the significant increases at the junior levels, but at the senior levels women gained nothing in this ten-year period. The implications of that situation are very serious in that, for example, it is not likely that career women will become more visible in Ambassadorial and other top-level positions.

Once again we are only speculating about the FSR pay plan. Obviously the FAS program must have been the major contributor to the overall increases in this ten-year period. Since we cannot tell how many FSR’s are career candidates and how many are strictly limited appointments, it is difficult to evaluate trends and impact on our EEO profile. Also, no meaningful comparison is possible for FSRU because we do not as yet have a ten-year experience. The heavy concentration of men in FSRU may reflect the fact that, under the FAS program, many conversions from FSS to FSR to FSRU were communicators, a male-dominated field.

More than half of the Foreign Service Staff Corps disappeared in the past decade, but the representation of women today is 56.0% vs. 48.5% ten years ago. The concern for overrepresentation expressed above applies here as well.

Overrepresentation of women in the GS/GG pay plans is again very clear in this ten-year study (up 6.3% from 62.5% to 68.8%). Additionally, the status of GS/GG women has deteriorated in the 1967–77 decade. Ten years ago 45% (883) of the GS/GG women (1,959) were at the GS–6 and below level; now 50% (1,269 of 2,551) are at those levels. These statistics become particularly worrisome by the fact that most low level GS/GG women are also minorities. Needless to say, it would be extremely difficult to justify a “business necessity” for this kind of track record in a litigation case. We desperately need an upward mobility program for the Civil Service.

Tab D—Ten-Year Study of Workforce Growth By Pay Plan and Sex

Over the past decade, as you pointed out at the Open Forum discussion,² the Department’s total workforce has been reduced—by 1,352 (−9.6%). Curiously, the GS/GG workforce actually increased by 574 (+18.3%) in that time frame. However, once more it must be noted that the GS/GG pay plans are too heavily female; in this 1967–77 period, the number of men declined by 18 (−1.5%) and the number of women increased by 592 (+30.2%):

On the Foreign Service side, the decade under review here saw a total shrinkage of 1,926 (−17.6%). All FS pay plans except FSS/FSSO, however, showed an increase. Total FSO’s increased by 76 (+2.2%) with men dropping by 67 (−2.1%) and women increasing by 143 (+73.7%). Going from 194 to 337 looks dramatic for FSO women but, considering the decade’s accelerated FSO exam recruitment, reappointment of women previously forced to resign due to marriage,³ and lateral programs like the Mustang, Harry Barnes’ Open Forum comments are valid—at this pace the tricentennial will be upon us before women FSO’s come close to women in the national workforce.

The FSR/FSRU pay plans show a total increase of 1,264 (+73.1%) in 1967–77, with men growing by 946 (+61.2%) and women growing by 318 (+172.8%). Again these two catch-all pay plans defy precise analysis. The increases apparently reflect MRB–8 laterals from FSS and GS, minority FSO/JO hiring (less than 200), and hiring of specialists. We should be aware that during 1978 the FSR/FSRU pay plans may reflect drastic changes with CU (heavily female) going to ICA (USIA).

The total FSS/FSSO pay plan has dropped by 3,266 (−56.4%) in the past decade. Men dropped by 1,869 (−62.7%) and women by 1,397 (−49.7%), leaving women obviously still too heavily represented in a pay plan where most jobs peak out FSSO–3 (= FSO–5) and are otherwise dead-end.

Tab E—Twenty-Year Study of Workforce Strength (Comparison of Women By FSO and By Major Pay Plans)

The 20-year picture is both mind-boggling and fascinating. Note, for example, the high of 334 women FSO’s in 1960 (9.0%) which probably reflects the Wriston lateral⁴ and other special programs of the 1950’s. Without such programs, relying mainly on exam intake, we dip to a low of 149 women FSO’s in 1970 (4.8%). Thereafter, apparently due to affirmative action exam techniques and perhaps the Mustang program, the number of women FSO’s climbs to 337 (9.6%) at the end of 1977—the only year in twenty to exceed 1960.

Note, as another example, that the representation of women in the total Foreign Service was better in 1957 (32.8%) than it was twenty years later in 1977 (25.0%). And notice that women in the GS/GG pay plans went from a representation of 61.8% in 1957 to a low of 58.5% in 1963 to a high of 68.8% in 1977.

In terms of total workforce, the representation of women fell from 42.6% in 1957 to 37.3% in 1966 (the year of our largest total workforce in this twenty-year period). Total women dropped to the lowest point (35.8%) in 1969, but since then their representation has been climbing to 37.7% at the end of 1977.

More than any of the other studies offered in this collection, the twenty-year perspective reflects our fluid personnel system which apparently may not always have been sensitive to EEO.

Tab F—a. Women FSO/Exam Intake

b. Women FSO’s By Cone

c. Women FSO Promotions

d. Women FSO’s By Grade/Level

As suggested at the outset of this paper, the FSO and GS/GG pay plans reflect serious aberrations in our employment of women. While the GS/GG plan errs in overrepresentation, the more serious problem is probably with FSO due to underrepresentation.

Four FSO overviews are presented here so that we may have a better understanding. Data on women and the FSO exam (1965–76) reveal a number of ups and downs which may indicate the need for continuing attention to the exam process and intake. (We are waiting for final 1977 statistics from BEX.)

The report on women FSO’s by cone as of December 31, 1977 probably contains a number of errors due to the fact that, for example, several women deserving Program Direction skill codes are not so designated by the central data system. Nevertheless, the report is accurate enough to show that women are stereotyped in Consular and Admin (non-policy roles).

The analysis of women FSO promotions was started only two years ago (the 1978 analysis should be ready in a few weeks). In the two years we have (1976 and 1977), one good for women and one not so good, no trends are clear.

The study of women FSO’s at grade levels for each of the past ten years may be characterized as revealing significant progress at the junior level, gradual progress at the middle level, and no progress at the senior level.

Conclusion

I believe these statistics will reaffirm the need for vigorous affirmative action initiated in 1977.

Tab A

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity⁵

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WOMEN EMPLOYEES—BY GRADES AND PAY PLANS ONE-YEAR STUDY

	12/31/76			12/31/77			Percent Change
	Total	Women	Percent	Total	Women	Percent
	COMBINED FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
SENIOR LEVEL
CA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	40	1	2.5	39	—	—	− 2.5
FSO/R/RU–1 & GS/GG–18/17	417	15	3.6	456	12	2.6	− 1.0
–2 –16	567	28	4.9	565	23	4.1	− 0.8
Sub Total Senior Level	1,025	44	4.3	1,060	35	3.3	− 1.0
MIDDLE LEVEL
FSO/R/RU–3, FSSO–1, & GS/GG–15/14	1,194	113	9.5	1,237	123	9.9	+ 0.4
–4 –2 –13	1,456	175	12.0	1,468	198	13.5	+ 1.5
–5 –3 –12	1,401	322	23.0	1,429	326	22.8	− 0.2
Sub Total Middle Level	4,051	610	15.1	4,134	647	15.7	+ 0.6
JUNIOR LEVEL
FSO/R/RU–6, FSSO–4 & GS/GG–11/10	1,527	513	33.6	1,635	538	32.9	− 0.7
–7 –5 –9/8	1,899	887	46.7	1,932	885	45.8	− 0.9
–8 –6/7 –7	1,883	1,038	55.1	1,751	985	56.3	+ 1.2
Sub Total Junior Level	5,309	2,438	45.9	5,318	2,408	45.3	− 0.6
SUPPORT LEVEL
FSS–8 & GS/GG–6	885	669	75.6	969	728	75.1	− 0.5
–9 –5	671	535	79.7	618	479	77.5	− 2.2
–10 –4/3/2/1	526	396	75.3	644	509	79.0	+ 3.7
Sub Total Support Level	2,082	1,600	76.8	2,231	1,716	76.9	+ 0.1
GRAND TOTAL FS & GS	12,467	4,692	37.6	12,743	4,806	37.7	+ 0.1
	ALL FOREIGN SERVICE (FSO/R/RU AND FSS/FSSO)
CA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	40	1	2.5	39	—	—	− 2.5
FSO/R/RU–1	411	14	3.4	450	11	2.4	− 1.0
–2	544	24	4.4	543	20	3.7	− 0.7
Sub Total Senior Level	996	39	3.9	1,032	31	3.0	− 0.9
–3/FSSO –1	980	79	8.1	1,018	89	8.7	+ 0.6
–4 –2	1,313	136	10.4	1,310	144	11.0	+ 0.6
–5 –3	1,244	243	19.5	1,248	236	18.9	− 0.6
Sub Total Middle Level	3,537	458	12.9	3,576	469	13.1	+ 0.2
–6 –4	1,197	328	27.4	1,287	342	26.6	− 0.8
–7 –5	1,227	391	31.9	1,255	384	30.6	− 1.3
–8 –6	791	329	41.6	775	344	44.4	+ 2.8
–7	589	319	54.2	464	238	51.3	− 2.9
Sub Total Junior Level	3,804	1,367	35.9	3,781	1,308	34.6	− 1.3
FSS–8	431	314	72.9	506	353	69.8	− 3.1
–9	130	90	69.2	100	57	57.0	−12.2
–10	41	37	90.2	41	37	90.2	—
Sub Total Support Level	602	441	73.3	647	447	69.1	− 4.2
TOTAL FS	8,939	2,305	25.8	9,036	2,255	25.0	− 0.8
	FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS (FSO)
CA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	40	1	2.5	39	—	—	− 2.5
FSO–1	311	10	3.2	341	8	2.3	− 0.9
–2	305	8	2.6	310	8	2.6	—
Sub Total Senior Level	657	19	2.9	690	16	2.3	− 0.6
–3	615	34	5.5	655	39	6.0	+ 0.5
–4	854	56	6.6	803	51	6.4	− 0.2
–5	627	85	13.6	590	85	14.4	+ 0.8
Sub Total Middle Level	2,096	175	8.3	2,048	175	8.5	+ 0.2
–6	340	56	16.5	397	75	18.9	+ 2.4
–7	283	54	19.1	318	57	17.9	− 1.2
–8	85	18	21.2	61	14	23.0	+ 1.8
Sub Total Junior Level	708	128	18.1	776	146	18.8	+ 0.7
TOTAL FSO	3,461	322	9.3	3,514	337	9.6	+ 0.3
	FOREIGN SERVICE RESERVE (FSR)
FSR–1	60	4	6.7	60	3	5.0	− 1.7
–2	145	11	7.6	126	6	4.8	− 2.8
Sub Total Senior Level	205	15	7.3	186	9	4.8	− 2.5
–3	218	23	10.6	198	19	9.6	− 1.0
–4	274	44	16.1	285	51	17.9	+ 1.8
–5	340	69	20.3	378	64	16.9	− 3.4
Sub Total Middle Level	832	136	16.3	861	134	15.6	− 0.7
–6	495	118	23.8	462	105	22.7	− 1.1
–7	546	101	18.5	534	110	20.6	+ 2.1
–8	208	27	13.0	183	20	10.9	− 2.1
Sub Total Junior Level	1,249	246	19.7	1,179	235	19.9	+ 0.2
TOTAL FSR	2,286	397	17.4	2,226	378	17.0	− 0.4
	FOREIGN SERVICE RESERVE UNLIMITED (FSRU)
FSRU–1	40	—	—	49	—	—	—
–2	94	5	5.3	107	6	5.6	+ 0.3
Sub Total Senior Level	134	5	3.7	156	6	3.8	+ 0.1
–3	92	13	14.1	108	21	19.4	+ 5.3
–4	85	17	20.0	124	16	12.9	− 7.4
–5	86	29	33.7	109	38	34.9	+ 1.2
Sub Total Middle Level	263	59	22.4	341	75	22.0	− 0.4
–6	85	16	18.8	166	31	18.7	− 0.1
–7	37	5	13.5	95	11	11.6	− 1.9
–8	2	—	—	9	1	11.1	+11.1
Sub Total Junior Level	124	21	16.9	270	43	15.9	− 1.0
TOTAL FSRU	521	85	16.3	767	124	16.2	− 0.1
	FOREIGN SERVICE STAFF (FSSO/FSS)
FSSO–1	55	9	16.4	57	10	17.5	+ 1.1
–2	100	19	19.0	98	26	26.5	+ 7.5
–3	191	60	31.4	171	49	28.7	− 2.7
Sub Total Middle Level	346	88	25.4	326	85	26.1	− 0.7
–4	277	138	49.8	262	131	50.0	+ 0.2
–5	361	231	64.0	308	206	66.9	+ 2.9
–6	496	284	57.3	522	309	59.2	+ 1.9
–7	589	319	54.2	464	238	51.3	− 2.9
Sub Total Junior Level	1,723	972	56.4	1,556	884	56.8	+ 0.4
–8	431	314	72.9	506	353	69.8	− 3.1
–9	130	90	69.2	100	57	57.0	−12.2
–10	41	37	90.2	41	37	90.2	—
Sub Total Support Level	602	441	73.3	647	447	69.1	− 4.2
TOTAL FSSO/FSS	2,671	1,501	56.2	2,529	1,416	56.0	− 0.2
	ALL CIVIL SERVICE (GS/GG)
GS/GG–18	3	1	33.3	2	—	—	− 33.3
–17	3	—	—	4	1	25.0	+ 25.0
–16	23	4	17.4	22	3	13.6	− 3.8
Sub Total Senior Level	29	5	17.2	28	4	14.3	− 2.9
–15	118	18	15.3	121	19	15.7	+ 0.4
–14	96	16	16.7	98	15	15.3	− 1.4
–13	143	39	27.3	158	54	34.2	+ 6.9
–12	157	79	50.3	181	90	49.7	− 0.6
Sub Total Middle Level	514	152	29.6	558	178	31.9	+ 2.3
–11	275	145	52.7	281	146	52.0	− 0.7
–10	55	40	72.7	67	50	74.6	+ 1.9
–9	411	284	69.1	407	280	68.8	− 0.3
–8	261	212	81.2	270	221	81.9	+ 0.7
–7	503	390	77.5	512	403	78.7	+ 1.2
Sub Total Junior Level	1,505	1,071	71.2	1,537	1,100	71.6	+ 0.4
–6	454	355	78.2	463	375	81.0	+ 2.8
–5	541	445	82.3	518	422	81.5	− 0.8
–4	272	220	80.9	317	258	81.4	+ 0.5
–3	134	93	69.4	176	134	76.1	+ 6.7
–2	70	39	55.7	94	67	71.3	+15.6
–1	9	7	77.8	16	13	81.3	+ 3.5
Sub Total Support Level	1,480	1,159	78.3	1,584	1,269	80.1	+ 1.8
TOTAL CS	3,528	2,387	67.7	3,707	2,551	68.8	+ 1.1
	CIVIL SERVICE (GS)
GS–18	3	1	33.3	2	—	—	−33.3
–17	3	—	—	3	—	—	—
–16	22	4	18.2	21	3	14.3	− 3.9
Sub Total Senior Level	28	5	17.9	26	3	11.5	− 6.4
–15	109	17	15.6	112	17	15.2	− 0.4
–14	85	15	17.6	89	15	16.9	− 0.7
–13	128	32	25.0	143	48	33.6	+ 8.6
–12	147	74	50.3	170	85	50.0	− 0.3
Sub Total Middle Level	469	138	29.4	514	165	32.1	+ 2.7
–11	262	137	52.3	268	139	51.9	− 0.4
–10	42	34	81.0	54	44	81.5	+ 0.5
–9	387	270	69.8	377	264	70.0	+ 0.2
–8	228	194	85.1	237	201	84.8	− 0.3
–7	463	356	76.9	472	370	78.4	+ 1.5
Sub Total Junior Level	1,382	991	71.7	1,408	1,018	72.3	+ 0.6
–6	365	294	80.5	372	308	82.8	+ 2.3
–5	515	424	82.3	492	403	81.9	− 0.4
–4	270	220	81.5	316	258	81.6	− 0.1
–3	134	93	69.4	175	134	76.6	+ 7.2
–2	68	39	57.4	92	67	72.8	+15.4
–1	9	7	77.8	16	13	81.3	+ 3.5
Sub Total Support Level	1,361	1,077	79.1	1,463	1,183	80.9	+ 1.8
TOTAL GS	3,240	2,211	68.2	3,411	2,369	69.5	+ 1.3
	CIVIL SERVICE (GG)
GG–18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
–17	—	—	—	1	1	100.0	+100.0
–16	1	—	—	1	—	—	—
Sub Total Senior Level	1	—	—	2	1	50.0	+ 50.0
–15	9	1	11.1	9	2	22.2	+ 11.1
–14	11	1	9.1	9	—	—	− 9.1
–13	15	7	46.7	15	6	40.0	− 6.7
–12	10	5	50.0	11	5	45.5	− 4.5
Sub Total Middle Level	45	14	31.1	44	13	29.5	− 1.6
–11	13	8	61.5	13	7	53.8	− 7.7
–10	13	6	46.2	13	6	46.2	—
–9	24	14	58.3	30	16	53.3	− 5.0
–8	33	18	54.5	33	20	60.6	+ 6.1
–7	40	34	85.0	40	33	82.5	− 2.5
Sub Total Junior Level	123	80	65.0	129	82	63.6	− 1.4
–6	89	61	68.5	91	67	73.6	+ 5.1
–5	26	21	80.8	26	19	73.1	− 7.7
–4	2	—	—	1	—	—	—
–3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
–2	2	—	—	2	—	—	—
–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sub Total Support Level	119	82	68.9	121	86	71.1	+ 2.2
TOTAL GG	288	176	61.1	296	182	61.5	+ 0.4
	SUMMARY BY PAY PLAN
FOREIGN SERVICE
CA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	40	1	2.5	39	—	—	− 2.5
FSO	3,420	321	9.4	3,475	337	9.7	+ 0.3
FSR	2,286	397	17.4	2,226	378	17.0	− 0.4
FSRU	521	85	16.3	767	124	16.2	− 0.1
FSSO/FSS	2,671	1,501	56.2	2,529	1,416	56.0	− 0.2
TOTAL FOREIGN SERVICE	8,939	2,305	25.8	9,036	2,255	25.0	− 0.8
CIVIL SERVICE
GS	3,240	2,211	68.2	3,411	2,369	69.5	+ 1.3
GG	288	176	61.1	296	182	61.5	+ 0.4
TOTAL CIVIL SERVICE	3,528	2,387	67.7	3,707	2,551	68.8	+ 1.1
GRAND TOTAL	12,467	4,692	37.6	12,743	4,806	37.7	+ 0.1

Tab B

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity⁶

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE GROWTH—BY SEX1975–77

	Total Workforce (GS & FS)
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	12,247	7,625 (62.3%)	4,622 (37.7%)
During 1976	+ 220	+ 150	+ 70
(Diff)	(+ 1.8%)	(+ 2.0%)	(+ 1.5%)
12/31/76	12,467	7,775 (62.4%)	4,692 (37.6%)
During 1977	+ 276	+ 162	+ 114
(Diff)	(+ 2.2%)	(+ 2.1%)	(+ 2.4%)
12/31/77	12,743	7,937 (62.3%)	4,806 (37.7%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 496	+ 312	+ 184
	(+ 4.1%)	(+ 4.1%)	(+ 4.0%)
	FSO (Incl. CM and CA)
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	3,461	3,149 (91.0%)	312 (9.0%)
During 1976	—	− 10	+ 10
(Diff)	—	(− 0.3%)	(+ 3.2%)
12/31/76	3,461	3,139 (90.7%)	322 (9.3%)
During 1977	+ 53	+ 38	+ 15
(Diff)	(+ 1.5%)	(+ 1.2%)	(+ 4.7%)
12/31/77	3,514	3,177 (90.4%)	337 (9.6%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 53	+ 28	+ 25
	(+ 1.5%)	(+ 0.9%)	(+ 8.0%)
	FSR
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	2,246	1,826 (81.3%)	420 (18.7%)
During 1976	+ 40	+ 63	− 23
(Diff)	(+ 1.8%)	(+ 3.5%)	(− 5.5%)
12/31/76	2,286	1,889 (82.6%)	397 (17.4%)
During 1977	− 60	− 41	− 19
(Diff)	(− 2.6%)	(− 2.2%)	(− 4.8%)
12/31/77	2,226	1,848 (83.0%)	378 (17.0%)
(Diff 2 Years)	− 20	+ 22	− 42
	(− 0.9%)	(+ 1.2%)	(− 10.0%)
	FSRU
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	316	288 (91.9%)	28 (8.9%)
During 1976	+ 205	+ 148	+ 57
(Diff)	(+ 64.9%)	(+ 51.4%)	(+203.6%)
12/31/76	521	436 (83.7%)	85 (16.3%)
During 1977	+ 246	+ 207	+ 39
(Diff)	(+ 47.2%)	(+ 47.5%)	(+ 45.9%)
12/31/77	767	643 (83.8%)	124 (16.2%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 451	+ 355	+ 96
	(+142.7%)	(+123.3%)	(+342.9%)
	FSR and FSRU
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	2,562	2,114 (82.5%)	448 (17.5%)
During 1976	+ 245	+ 211	+ 34
(Diff)	(+ 9.6%)	(+ 10.0%)	(+ 7.6%)
12/31/76	2,807	2,325 (82.8%)	482 (17.2%)
During 1977	+ 186	+ 166	+ 20
(Diff)	(+ 6.6%)	(+ 7.1%)	(+ 4.1%)
12/31/77	2,993	2,491 (83.2%)	502 (16.8%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 431	+ 377	+ 54
	(+ 16.8%)	(+ 17.8%)	(+ 12.1%)
	FSS/FSSO
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	2,735	1,202 (43.9%)	1,533 (56.1%)
During 1976	− 64	− 32	− 32
(Diff)	(− 2.3%)	(− 2.7%)	(− 2.1%)
12/31/76	2,671	1,170 (43.8%)	1,501 (56.2%)
During 1977	− 142	− 57	− 85
(Diff)	(− 5.3%)	(− 4.9%)	(− 5.7%)
12/31/77	2,529	1,113 (44.0%)	1,416 (56.0%)
(Diff 2 Years)	− 206	− 89	− 117
	(− 7.5%)	(− 7.4%)	(− 7.6%)
	All FS
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	8,758	6,465 (73.8%)	2,293 (26.2%)
During 1976	+ 181	+ 169	+ 12
(Diff)	(+ 2.1%)	(+ 2.6%)	(+ 0.5%)
12/31/76	8,939	6,634 (74.2%)	2,305 (25.8%)
During 1977	+ 97	+ 147	− 50
(Diff)	(+ 1.1%)	(+ 2.2%)	(− 2.2%)
12/31/77	9,036	6,781 (75.0%)	2,255 (25.0%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 278	+ 316	− 38
	(+ 3.2%)	(+ 4.9%)	(− 1.7%)
	All GS (GS and GG)
	Total	Men	Women
12/31/75	3,489	1,160 (33.2%)	2,329 (66.8%)
During 1976	+ 39	− 19	+ 58
(Diff)	(+ 1.1%)	(− 1.6%)	(+ 2.5%)
12/31/76	3,528	1,141 (32.3%)	2,387 (67.7%)
During 1977	+ 179	+ 15	+ 164
(Diff)	(+ 5.1%)	(+ 1.3%)	(+ 6.9%)
12/31/77	3,707	1,156 (31.2%)	2,551 (68.8%)
(Diff 2 Years)	+ 218	− 4	+ 222
	(+ 6.2%)	(− 0.3%)	(+ 9.5%)

Tab C

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity⁷

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WOMEN EMPLOYEES—BY GRADE AND PAY PLAN TEN-YEAR STUDY

	12/31/678			12/31/77			10 Year Percent Change
	Total	Women	Percent	Total	Women	Percent
	COMBINED FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
SENIOR LEVEL
CA	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	53	—	—	39	—	—	—
FSO/R/RU–1 & GS/GG–18/17	456	11	2.4	456	12	2.6	+ 0.2
–2 –16	718	22	3.1	565	23	4.1	+ 1.0
Sub Total Senior Level	1,234	33	2.7	1,060	35	3.3	+ 0.6
MIDDLE LEVEL
FSO/R/RU–3, FSSO–1, & GS/GG–15/14	1,381	116	8.4	1,237	123	9.9	+ 1.5
–4 –2 –13	1,451	199	13.7	1,468	198	13.5	− 0.2
–5 –3 –12	1,265	210	16.6	1,429	326	22.8	+ 6.2
Sub Total Middle Level	4,097	525	12.8	4,134	647	15.7	+ 2.9
JUNIOR LEVEL
FSO/R/RU–6, FSSO–4, & GS/GG–11/10	1,241	371	29.9	1,635	538	32.9	+ 3.0
–7 –5 –9/8	1,576	757	48.0	1,932	885	45.8	− 2.2
–8 –6/7 –7	2,641	1,262	47.8	1,751	985	56.3	+ 8.5
Sub Total Junior Level	5,458	2,390	43.8	5,318	2,408	45.3	+ 1.5
SUPPORT LEVEL
FSS–8 & GS/GG–6	1,387	835	60.2	969	728	75.1	+14.9
–9 –5	1,174	815	69.4	618	479	77.5	+ 8.1
–10 –4/3/2/1	745	552	74.1	644	509	79.0	+ 4.9
Sub Total Support Level	3,306	2,202	66.6	2,231	1,716	76.9	+10.3
GRAND TOTAL FS & GS	14,095	5,150	36.5	12,743	4,806	37.7	+ 1.2
	ALL FOREIGN SERVICE (FSO/R/RU AND FSSO/FSS)
CA	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	53	—	—	39	—	—	—
FSO/R/RU–1	445	9	2.0	450	11	2.4	+ 0.4
–2	696	20	2.9	543	20	3.7	+ 0.8
Sub Total Senior Level	1,201	29	2.4	1,032	31	3.0	+ 0.6
–3/FSSO–1	1,124	71	6.3	1,018	89	8.7	+ 2.4
–4 –2	1,244	137	11.0	1,310	144	11.0	—
–5 –3	1,084	130	12.0	1,248	236	18.9	+ 6.9
Sub Total Middle Level	3,452	338	9.8	3,576	469	13.1	+ 3.3
–6 –4	998	228	22.8	1,287	342	26.6	+ 3.8
–7 –5	998	335	33.6	1,255	384	30.6	− 3.0
–8 –6	1,247	496	39.8	755	344	44.4	+ 4.6
–7	971	446	45.9	464	238	51.3	+ 5.4
Sub Total Junior Level	4,214	1,505	35.7	3,781	1,308	34.6	− 1.1
FSS–8	1,009	527	52.2	506	353	69.8	+ 17.6
–9	775	536	69.2	100	57	57.0	− 12.2
–10	311	256	82.3	41	37	90.2	+ 7.9
Sub Total Support Level	2,095	1,319	63.0	647	447	69.1	+ 6.1
TOTAL FS	10,962	3,191	29.1	9,036	2,255	25.0	− 4.1
	FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS (FSO)
CA	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	53	—	—	39	—	—	—
FSO–1	319	6	1.9	341	8	2.3	+ 0.4
–2	451	13	2.9	310	8	2.6	− 0.3
Sub Total Senior Level	830	19	2.3	690	16	2.3	—
–3	651	32	4.9	655	39	6.0	+ 1.1
–4	643	57	8.9	803	51	6.4	− 2.5
–5	528	26	4.9	590	85	14.4	+ 9.5
Sub Total Middle Level	1,822	115	6.3	2,048	175	8.5	+ 2.2
–6	422	23	5.5	397	75	18.9	+13.4
–7	255	24	9.4	318	57	17.9	+ 8.5
–8	109	13	11.9	61	14	23.0	+11.1
Sub Total Junior Level	786	60	7.6	776	146	18.8	+11.2
TOTAL FSO	3,438	194	5.6	3,514	337	9.6	+ 4.0
	FOREIGN SERVICE RESERVE (FSR)
FSR–1	126	3	2.4	60	3	5.0	+ 2.6
–2	245	7	2.9	126	6	4.8	+ 1.9
Sub Total Senior Level	371	10	2.7	186	9	4.8	+ 2.1
–3	363	31	8.5	198	19	9.6	+ 1.1
–4	336	45	13.4	285	51	17.9	+ 4.5
–5	240	37	15.4	378	64	16.9	+ 1.5
Sub Total Middle Level	939	113	12.0	861	134	15.6	+ 3.6
–6	158	29	18.4	462	105	22.7	+ 4.3
–7	202	25	12.4	534	110	20.6	+ 8.2
–8	59	7	11.9	183	20	10.9	− 1.0
Sub Total Junior Level	419	61	14.6	1,179	235	19.9	+ 5.3
TOTAL FSR	1,729	184	10.6	2,226	378	17.0	+ 6.4
	FOREIGN SERVICE RESERVE UNLIMITED (FSRU)
FSRU–1				49	—	—	—
–2				107	6	5.6	+ 5.6
Sub Total Senior Level				156	6	3.8	+ 3.8
–3				108	21	19.4	+19.4
–4				124	16	12.9	+12.9
–5	(Introduced 1971)			109	38	34.9	+34.9
Sub Total Middle Level				341	75	22.0	+22.0
–6				166	31	18.7	+18.7
–7				95	11	11.6	+11.6
–8				9	1	11.1	+11.1
Sub Total Junior Level				270	43	15.9	+15.9
TOTAL FSRU				767	124	16.2	+16.2
	FOREIGN SERVICE STAFF (FSSO/FSS)
FSSO–1	110	8	7.3	57	10	17.5	+10.2
–2	265	35	13.2	98	26	26.5	+13.3
–3	316	67	21.2	171	49	28.7	+ 7.5
Sub Total Middle Level	691	110	15.9	326	85	26.1	+10.2
–4	418	176	42.1	262	131	50.0	+ 7.9
–5	541	286	52.9	308	206	66.9	+14.0
–6	1,079	476	44.1	522	309	59.2	+15.1
–7	971	446	45.9	464	238	51.3	+ 5.4
Sub Total Junior Level	3,009	1,384	46.0	1,556	884	56.8	+10.8
FSS–8	1,009	527	52.2	506	353	69.8	+17.6
–9	775	536	69.2	100	57	57.0	−12.2
–10	311	256	82.3	41	37	90.2	+ 7.9
Sub Total Support Level	2,095	1,319	63.0	647	447	69.1	+ 6.1
TOTAL FSSO/FSS	5,795	2,813	48.5	2,529	1,416	56.0	+ 7.5
	ALL CIVIL SERVICE (GS/GG)
GS/GG–18	3	—	—	2	—	—	—
–17	8	2	25.0	4	1	25.0	—
–16	22	2	9.1	22	3	13.6	+ 4.5
Sub Total Senior Level	33	4	12.1	28	4	14.3	+ 2.2
–15	135	19	14.1	121	19	15.7	+ 1.6
–14	122	26	21.3	98	15	15.3	+ 6.0
–13	207	62	30.0	158	54	34.2	+ 4.2
–12	181	80	44.2	181	90	49.7	+ 5.5
Sub Total Middle Level	645	187	29.0	558	178	31.9	+ 2.9
–11	204	115	56.4	281	146	52.0	− 4.4
–10	39	28	71.8	67	50	74.6	+ 2.8
–9	360	252	70.0	407	280	68.8	− 1.2
–8	218	170	78.0	270	221	81.9	+ 3.9
–7	423	320	75.7	512	403	78.7	+ 3.0
Sub Total Junior Level	1,244	885	71.1	1,537	1,100	71.6	+ 0.5
–6	378	308	81.5	463	375	81.0	− 0.5
–5	399	279	69.9	518	422	81.5	+11.6
–4	208	153	73.6	317	258	81.4	+ 7.8
–3	146	116	79.5	176	134	76.1	− 3.4
–2	74	23	31.1	94	67	71.3	+40.2
–1	6	4	66.7	16	13	81.3	+14.6
Sub Total Support Level	1,211	883	72.9	1,584	1,269	80.1	+ 7.2
TOTAL CS	3,133	1,959	62.5	3,707	2,551	68.8	+ 6.3
	CIVIL SERVICE (GS)
GS–18	3	—	—	2	—	—	—
–17	8	2	25.0	3	—	—	−25.0
–16	21	2	9.5	21	3	14.3	+ 4.8
Sub Total Senior Level	32	4	12.5	26	3	11.5	− 1.0
–15	132	19	14.4	112	17	15.2	+ 0.8
–14	119	25	21.0	89	15	16.9	− 4.1
–13	199	58	29.1	143	48	33.6	+ 4.5
–12	168	71	42.3	170	85	50.0	+ 7.7
Sub Total Middle Level	618	173	28.0	514	165	32.1	+ 4.1
–11	188	105	55.9	268	139	51.9	− 4.0
–10	27	22	81.5	54	44	81.5	—
–9	339	242	71.4	377	264	70.0	− 1.4
–8	189	152	80.4	237	201	84.8	+ 4.4
–7	389	297	76.3	472	370	78.4	+ 2.1
Sub Total Junior Level	1,132	818	72.3	1,408	1,018	72.3	—
–6	308	251	81.5	372	308	82.8	+ 1.3
–5	367	255	69.5	492	403	81.9	+12.4
–4	203	150	73.9	316	258	81.6	+ 7.7
–3	143	115	80.4	175	134	76.6	− 3.8
–2	72	23	31.9	92	67	72.8	+40.9
–1	6	4	66.7	16	13	81.3	+14.6
Sub Total Support Level	1,099	798	72.6	1,463	1,183	80.9	+ 8.3
TOTAL GS	2,881	1,793	62.2	3,411	2,369	69.5	+ 7.3
	CIVIL SERVICE (GG)
GG–18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
–17	—	—	—	1	1	100.0	+100.0
–16	1	—	—	1	—	—	—
Sub Total Senior Level	1	—	—	2	1	50.0	+ 50.0
–15	3	—	—	9	2	22.2	+ 22.2
–14	3	1	33.3	9	—	—	− 33.3
–13	8	4	50.0	15	6	40.0	− 10.0
–12	13	9	69.2	11	5	45.5	− 23.7
Sub Total Middle Level	27	14	51.9	44	13	29.5	− 22.4
–11	16	10	62.5	13	7	53.8	− 8.7
–10	12	6	50.0	13	6	46.2	− 3.8
–9	21	10	47.6	30	16	53.3	+ 5.7
–8	29	18	62.1	33	20	60.6	− 1.5
–7	34	23	67.6	40	33	82.5	+ 14.9
Sub Total Junior Level	112	67	59.8	129	82	63.6	+ 3.8
–6	70	57	81.4	91	67	73.6	− 7.8
–5	32	24	75.0	26	19	73.1	− 1.9
–4	5	3	60.0	1	—	—	− 60.0
–3	3	1	33.3	1	—	—	− 33.3
–2	2	—	—	2	—	—	—
–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sub Total Support Level	112	85	75.9	121	86	71.1	− 4.8
TOTAL GG	252	166	65.9	296	182	61.5	− 4.4
	SUMMARY BY PAY PLAN
FOREIGN SERVICE
CA	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	53	—	—	39	—	—	—
FSO	3,378	194	5.7	3,475	337	9.7	+ 4.0
FSR	1,729	184	10.6	2,226	378	17.0	+ 6.4
FSRU	(Introduced 1971)			767	124	16.2	+16.2
FSSO/FSS	5,795	2,813	48.5	2,529	1,416	56.0	+ 7.5
TOTAL FOREIGN SERVICE	10,962	3,191	29.1	9,036	2,255	25.0	− 4.1
CIVIL SERVICE
GS	2,881	1,793	62.2	3,411	2,369	69.5	+ 7.3
GG	252	166	65.9	296	182	61.5	− 4.4
TOTAL CIVIL SERVICE	3,133	1,959	62.5	3,707	2,551	68.8	+ 6.3
GRAND TOTAL	14,095	5,150	36.5	12,743	4,806	37.7	+ 1.2

Tab D

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity⁹

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE GROWTH—BY SEX 1967–77

	Total Workforce (GS & FS)
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/6710	14,095	8,945	(63.5%)	5,150	(36.5%)
12/31/77	12,743	7,937	(62.3%)	4,806	(37.7%)
Diff 10 Years	− 1,352	− 1,008		− 344
	(− 9.6%)	(− 11.3%)		(− 6.7%)
	FSO (Incl. CM and CA)
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	3,438	3,244	(94.4%)	194	(5.6%)
12/31/77	3,514	3,177	(90.4%)	337	(9.6%)
Diff 10 Years	+ 76	− 67		+ 143
	(+ 2.2%)	(− 2.1%)		(+ 73.7%)
	FSR
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	1,729	1,545	(89.4%)	184	(10.6%)
12/31/77	2,226	1,848	(83.0%)	378	(17.0%)
Diff 10 Years	+ 497	+ 303		+ 194
	(+ 28.7%)	(+ 19.6%)		(+ 105.4%)
	FSRU
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	(Introduced 1971)
12/31/77	767	643	(83.8%)	124	(16.2%)
Diff 10 Years	+ 767	+ 643		+ 124
	FSR and FSRU
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	1,729	1,545	(89.4%)	184	(10.6%)
12/31/77	2,993	2,491	(83.2%)	502	(16.8%)
Diff 10 Years	+ 1,264	+ 946		+ 318
	(+ 73.1%)	(+ 61.2%)		(+ 172.8%)
	FSS/FSSO
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	5,795	2,982	(51.5%)	2,813	(48.5%)
12/31/77	2,529	1,113	(44.0%)	1,416	(56.0%)
Diff 10 Years	− 3,266	− 1,869		− 1,397
	(− 56.4%)	(− 62.7%)		(− 49.7%)
	All FS
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	10,962	7,771	(70.9%)	3,191	(29.1%)
12/31/77	9,036	6,781	(75.0%)	2,255	(25.0%)
Diff 10 Years	− 1,926	− 990		− 936
	(− 17.6%)	(− 12.7%)		(− 29.3%)
	All GS (GS and GG)
	Total	Men		Women
12/31/67	3,133	1,174	(37.5%)	1,959	(62.5%)
12/31/77	3,707	1,156	(31.2%)	2,551	(68.8%)
Diff 10 Years	+ 574	− 18		+ 592
	(+ 18.3%)	(− 1.5%)		(+ 30.2%)

Tab E

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity¹¹

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WOMEN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS (FSO) Twenty-Year Study

		WOMEN
December 31	Total No.	No.	%
1957	3,436	306	8.9
1958	3,518	296	8.4
1959	3,632	328	9.0
1960	3,717	334	9.0
1961	3,726	327	8.8
1962	3,761	312	8.3
1963	3,708	284	7.7
1964	3,670	259	7.1
196512	3,532	221	6.3
1966	3,521	205	5.8
1967	3,438	194	5.6
1968	(Statistics on Women Not Available for 1968)
1969	3,263	165	5.1
1970	3,103	149	4.8
1971	3,086	154	5.0
1972	3,332	218	6.5
1973	3,302	239	7.2
1974	3,412	285	8.4
1975	3,461	312	9.0
1976	3,461	322	9.3
1977	3,514	337	9.6

Tab F

Table Prepared in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity¹³

Washington, February 1978

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WOMEN EMPLOYEES—TWENTY-YEAR STUDY

	ALL FS			GS/GG			TOTAL
DEC. 31	Total No.	Women		Total No.	Women		Total No.	Women
		No.	%		No.	%		No.	%
1957	7,963	2,609	32.8	4,089	2,525	61.8	12,052	5,134	42.6
1958	7,977	2,509	31.5	4,255	2,632	61.9	12,232	5,141	42.0
1959	8,126	2,508	30.9	4,249	2,585	60.8	12,375	5,093	41.2
1960	8,333	2,523	30.3	4,292	2,595	60.5	12,625	5,118	40.5
1961	8,723	2,603	29.8	4,306	2,595	60.3	13,029	5,198	39.9
1962	8,746	2,503	28.6	4,069	2,386	58.6	12,815	4,889	38.2
1963	9,065	2,537	28.0	4,178	2,443	58.5	13,243	4,980	37.6
1964	9,094	2,499	27.5	4,067	2,392	58.8	13,161	4,891	37.2
196514	9,729	2,723	28.0	3,885	2,382	61.3	13,614	5,105	37.5
1966	10,836	3,155	29.1	3,327	2,134	64.1	14,163	5,289	37.3
1967	10,962	3,191	29.1	3,133	1,959	62.5	14,095	5,150	36.5
1968	(Statistics on Women Not Available for 1968)
1969	9,570	2,529	26.4	3,329	2,091	62.8	12,899	4,620	35.8
1970	8,855	2,279	25.7	3,415	2,150	63.0	12,270	4,429	36.1
1971	8,844	2,244	25.4	3,417	2,191	64.1	12,261	4,435	36.2
1972	8,540	2,120	24.8	3,442	2,199	63.9	11,982	4,319	36.0
1973	8,375	2,130	25.4	3,460	2,244	64.9	11,835	4,374	37.0
1974	8,539	2,183	25.6	3,412	2,250	65.9	11,951	4,433	37.1
1975	8,758	2,293	26.2	3,489	2,329	66.8	12,247	4,622	37.7
1976	8,939	2,305	25.8	3,528	2,387	67.7	12,467	4,692	37.6
1977	9,036	2,255	25.0	3,707	2,551	68.8	12,743	4,806	37.7

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WOMEN FSO’S BY GRADE/LEVEL: 10-YEAR STUDY (PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT)

Grade	12/6715	12/69	12/70	12/71	12/72	12/73	12/74	12/75	12/76	12/77	10-Year Diff.
Senior Level
CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CM	—	3.2	3.6	1.9	2.0	4.7	4.3	4.4	2.5	—	—
FSO–1	1.9	0.7	1.4	1.8	2.1	2.6	2.2	2.9	3.2	2.3	+ 0.4
–2	2.9	2.9	2.5	2.0	1.7	2.5	2.0	2.1	2.6	2.6	− 0.3
Total	2.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.6	2.3	2.6	2.9	2.3	—
Middle Level
FSO–3	4.9	4.1	4.1	4.5	5.1	5.4	5.3	4.8	5.5	6.0	+ 1.1
–4	8.9	7.7	6.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.7	5.9	6.6	6.4	− 2.5
–5	4.9	3.6	3.5	4.9	9.8	10.4	12.9	13.4	13.6	14.4	+ 9.5
Total	6.3	5.2	4.8	4.9	6.7	7.0	8.0	8.0	8.3	8.5	+ 2.2
Junior Level
FSO–6	5.5	7.7	8.6	10.8	11.1	11.8	12.5	16.7	16.5	18.9	+ 13.4
–7	9.4	8.5	8.7	6.7	10.9	12.9	17.2	18.8	19.1	17.9	+ 8.5
–8	11.9	12.5	12.9	12.9	25.0	32.5	32.4	25.3	21.2	23.0	+ 11.1
Total	7.6	8.2	8.9	9.5	11.8	13.6	16.8	18.7	18.1	18.8	+ 11.2
TOTAL	5.6	5.1	4.8	5.0	6.5	7.2	8.4	9.0	9.3	9.6	+ 4.0

1. Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Under Secretary for Management (M), 1977–1978, Box 8, Chron February 1978. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Barnes and Clark.
2. Not further identified.
3. Until 1971, any Foreign Service woman who married was forced to resign. In 1971, provisions were made for Foreign Service women who married and resigned to reenter the service. See Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969–1972, Document 330.
4. In May 1954, the Public Committee on Personnel, tasked with informing the Secretary of ways to strengthen the effectiveness of the professional Foreign Service, released its report, known as the Wriston Report after the committee’s chairman Henry M. Wriston. The lateral-entry program was instituted as a result of the Wriston Report, with the intent of providing the Foreign Service with greater specialized expertise and providing the Department of State with greater flexibility.
5. No classification marking. Source: PER/MGT/OS Quarterly Summary of Employment (excluded are non-career Chiefs of Mission, FS/GS Unclassified, Consular Agents, Resident Staff, Wage Board, WAE, and Contract).
6. No classification marking. Source: PER/MGT/OS Quarterly Summary of Employment (excluded are non-career Chiefs of Mission, FS/GS Unclassified, Consular Agents, Resident Staff, Wage Board, WAE, and Contract).
7. No classification marking. Source: PER/MGT Quarterly Summary of Employment (excluded are non-career Chiefs of Mission, FS/GS Unclassified, Consular Agents, Resident Staff, Wage Board, WAE, and Contract).
8. 12/31/68 Data Not Available on Women. [Footnote is in the original.]
9. No classification marking. Source: PER/MGT/OS Quarterly Summary of Employment (excluded are non-career Chiefs of Mission, FS/GS Unclassified, Consular Agents, Resident Staff, Wage Board, WAE, and Contract).
10. 12/31/68 Data Not Available on Women. [Footnote is in the original.]
11. No classification marking. Source: Summary of Employment prepared by PER/MGT/AS.
12. December 31, 1965 data not available; January 31, 1966 used instead. [Footnote is in the original.]
13. No classification marking. Source: PER/MGT/OS Summary of Employment (excluded are non-career Chiefs of Mission). Additional tables for Tab F are attached but not printed: Women—FSO Exam and Intake, Women FSOs by Primary Skill, and FSO Promotions.
14. December 31, 1965 data not available; January 31, 1966 used instead. [Footnote is in the original.]
15. 12/31/68 data not available on women. [Footnote is in the original.]