61.   She has a strong following among professional women and customers such as Tipper Gore and Hillary Clinton.

62.   She is a highly educated professional woman with strong views on public policy, and her husband says she is his closest adviser.

63.   So are pictures of famous professional women boxers such as Christy Martin and Veronica Simms that compete for space next to famous male faces on a wall.

64.   Stevens said her male colleagues went out of their way to introduce her to other professional women so she would feel at home.

65.   That is why a recent dinner conversation involving several professional women was so refreshing.

66.   Swartz found them through The Boston Club, which began as a network for professional women and has become active nationwide in helping corporations find women.

67.   The first lady, who is extremely popular with professional women, also lauded Gore for pushing issues that affect women.

68.   The first Lady has long been popular among professional women.

69.   The mother of five grown children, Orantes now volunteers her time running a mentoring program that pairs Latina girls with professional Latina women.

70.   The meetings, called peer-networking forums, are designed to help professional women better position themselves for promotion.