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Representative in Congress switches career paths
During her four terms in Con
gress, Rep. Susan Molinari was con
sidered by Speaker Newt Gingrich
and other party leaders as an effec
tive television presence for the Re
publican Party.
Now sh e ’s sw itching careers,
dropping the party connection and
quitting the Capitol to become a tele
vision personality.
She announced her resignation
from the House on Wednesday, ef
fective Aug I She starts her new job
as an anchor on the two-hour “CBS
News Saturday Morning” on Sept.
13, when the show debuts. She said
she envisions the program as ‘“ 60
M inutes’ meets Rosie O ’Donnell
“ This is where I want to be and
where I see my future right now,”
. ..
. ..
Molinari told reporters.
Yet when pressed on whether it meant
the end ofher pol itical career - she’s been
mentioned as a possible U S. Senate
candidate - she backpedaled with ease: “ I
won’t say never.”
CBS declined to give her salary;
her annual congressional pay was
$ 133,000. “ It has nothing to do with
the money,” the 39-year-old con
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gresswoman said.
Molinari’s growing stature in the
party had made her Bob Dole’s choice
to deliver the keynote speech at last
year’s GOP convention.
But close friends say the pro-
choice, moderate Republican had
become increasingly frustrated with
the party's conservative drift.
“ It ’ s a loss to the party to lose a woman
Industry open to blueprint
W omen in Technology International re
cently hosted a business conference struc
tured around an “alternative conference
blueprint.
“Many w om en— and men — are looking
for business events structured around a
paradigm o f inclusively and diversity,” says
Carolyn Leighton, W ITI’s founder and ex
ecutive director. “They are also interested in
a multifaceted event with high business value
— higher than they can get in a single
purpose event.
“And the desire for greater value extends
also to participating corporations; rhey
realize that a narrowly focused trade show or
career expo yields less business benefit than
an event representing a breadth o f disci
plines, industries, and geographical regions
— and including a wide spectrum o f busi
ness influencers.”
The WITI Business o f Technology Con
ference, the first event modeled after the
new blueprint, took place last week in Santa
Clara, Calif.
The Conference was focused on provid
ing practical bottom-line benefits for indi
vidual participants, both women and men —
people at all stages o f their professional
careers. In addition, the Conference is
dedicated to providing the same level of
WITI expects this event to serve as a
model and benchm ark for similar confer
ences planned in the second half o f 1997, and
for the W ITI 1998 Summit, planned for June
24-27, 1998.
“The WITI Conference is different,” says
Leighton. “In a single three-day event people
can do targeted job search, gain in-depth
information about new technologies, make
new business contacts, and pick up new
workplace strategies for professional suc
cess. Based on what w e’ve heard from
attendees o f past conferences, people appre
ciate getting all these benefits in a single
arena — and one that is both gender neutral
and woman friendly.
“It is no longer a question, but a fact that
those companies committed to hiring women
at every level o f the organization today will
have a significant competitive advantage in
the 21 st century. WITI is committed to help
ing CEOs understand the bottom-line busi
ness benefits o f w om en’s full participation in
their organizations and o f targeting their
products to women purchasers ”
Leading technology companies endorse
this model
“ As an exclusive sponsor o f W ITI,
about
Q u e stio n e d by re p o rte rs ab
the c h o ice o f a p o litic ia n to r a
TV new s jo b , CBS N ew s P re si
dent A ndrew H eyw ard said he
did not feel “ bound by the tr a d i
tional d e fin itio n o f w hat m akes a
CBS a n c h o r.”
And Molinari isn’t worried about
becoming a detached, non-partisan
journalist.
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’Alternative’ technology conference for Women in Industry oilers greater
business return and is expected to gain in popularity
business value to sponsoring organizations
likeSusanMolinaribecauseherimageis
like Susan Mol ¡nan because her image is
that of a young, lively woman whose
positions bring some diversity to the
national party,” said Ruth Mandel, direc
tor of the Eagleton Institute of Political
Science at Rutgers University.
“It’s certainly not good,” said Rep
Sue Kelly, the only other Republican
woman in New York’s congressional
delegation
Autodesk has gained exposure to a growing
audience o f highly talented women in tech
nology. Autodesk is always looking for
exceptional talent, and our sponsorship of
WITI is a major benefit to our recruiting
efforts. Increased interaction with this com
munity o f technologists and educators brings
Autodesk one step closer to realizing our
goal o f equal opportunities for advancement
and recognition for men and women,” said
Rose Malle-Gianattassio, director, Autodesk
Test Development, AMG
“BBN is proud to be a sponsor o f the WITI
conference. W IT I’s philosophy is consis
tent with a key BBN strategic goal to attract
high-quality professional women to the tech
nology industry. WITI provides a forum to
share and discuss some o f the exciting tech
nologies we are developing at BBN,” said
Michele Nivens, vice president o f Human
Resources, BBN
“ In 1996 Motorola was an exhibitor at the
WITI conference. Our reception by the
participants and the cooperation o f WITI
were wonderful. We are proud to be a
sponsor (again) in 1997 and we know our
partnership with WITI will generate success
for Motorola as well as all women in technol
ogy,” said Connie Butchee, Human Re
sources, Motorola.
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