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local Continue the striking look of gold leaves. 14 kt. yellow gold leaves for the ears. 32 50 With every purchase of a Valentine's gift a free long stem rose from the Petal Patch will also be yours for the giving. Brazos businesswomen flourish iamond Room 3731 E. 29th 846-4708 Bryan 707 Shopping Village 693-7444 College Station Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of two articles on the changing roles of women in business in Brazos County. This article explores the atti tudes of women in business — the obstacles and rewards they may find in the Brazos business community. by Angie Jones Battalion Reporter “My parents taught me two things,” Judith Rychlik of Bryan says. “They said: ‘There’s no such thing as can’t,’ (I really be lieve that) and ‘A person can do whatever they’re willing to pay the price to do.’” This attitude and a strong in terest in business motivated Rychlik to start her own busi ness, The Figure Salon, in Bryan in 1968. In 1979, she became only the second woman to serve as president of the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce. When she started, she had few women role models. Classic Wedding Elegance. Create memories that last a lifetime Selected Gowns 25-50. off Selected Veils But this is 1982, and more and more women in Bryan- College Station and throughout the country are choosing the path that Rychlik took in 1968. Evidence shows women are finding it easier to enter the tra ditionally male-dominated world. Nationally, women in managerial and administrative positions rose from 21 women per 100 men to 30 per 100 — an increase of 67 percent — be tween 1972 and 1978. Jimmy Brown, a commercial lending officer with First Bank and Trust of Bryan, said Brazos County has slightly more women in business than could be expected for such a traditional area. He said this trend is a result of a greater awareness among women of the opportunities open to them through corpora tions or private business. 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The gains U.S. women are making in the business world also are related directly to the higher level of education among women. Dr. Robert Skrabanek, de mographer and professor of sociology, cited a 1978 Census Bureau report showing that in 1970 only 68 women were enrol led in college for every 100 men. By 1978, the ratio had increased to 92 women per 100 men. He said in “The Growing Power of Women,” an article written recently, that the numerical balance between the sexes shif ted in favor of women for the first time in U.S. history in 1950. Today, women out number men in the United States by 6 million and the U.S. Census Bureau forecasts the dif ference could grow to more than 7 million by the year 2000. Current sex ratios for Brazos County are not available because 1980 census figures have not been released. But Skrabanek said the total number of males in Brazos County in 1970 was 31,733, while females num bered 26,245 — a ratio of 121 men to 100 women. Getting capital to begin a busi ness is a majpr problem for women because they have no track record of success like men do, but this can be overcome, said Vicki Keltner, owner of Small Business Publications of Houston. She said women must be will ing to take the same financial risks that men take to promote their careers. Once a woman has made her way into the business commun ity, whether by owning her own business or working in a com pany, it is essential for her to learn how to be a “team player,” Keltner and Rychlik agreed, but their theories for advancing this image are different. Keltner said a business woman’s attire is a key factor for success in any business, but espe cially in large corporations. In her most recent publica tion, the “Business Women’s Appearance Guide,” co authored with Houston clothes designer Mark Holsey, she says, “Women are still dressing for the bedroom, not the boar droom.” The book explains that men don’t know if a woman will wear a suit one day or a slinky dress slit to the waist the next. The authors maintain thatt cy in dressing is the i jet ting a proper imageandij wearing suits is essential, Rychlik explained the ideal the team player in another* "The first way to have accJ ant e in the business circles! play by the rules and understand what it meanstoij team player. But you wan times for those people tof this is a woman talking." She said Kellner's theorr! dressing is “a little overdone"!® cause it gives women the h® impression that wearineau • will give them the immeda^’^ U . u ™ and equal m B K acceptance among men. of this culp ... . fail to have the ability tonege ate without getting personal out it,’’ she explained. “As old saying goes, ‘It’s just bt Hall ness. And it is just business She said women in busiml commonly become toofemini inot when exposed to criticism frtl a man who is also in business* “She reacts in a certain J United Pr and lie (the man) immediate HOI’S f() writes her off as a non-equalL wver sa y S h she said, "becauseshe'semowBrack Hear al about it. She takes it person* (hat his cl ly. 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