1.   Another reason she expects the number of women board members to rise is that there are so many qualified women who have the experience and desire to serve.

2.   But for both companies and qualified women and minorities, the real problems begin after hiring.

3.   Evaluators will refer qualified women to a participating national research site.

4.   It would also serve as a resource that could identify and recommend qualified women for appointive positions.

5.   Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that the Virginia Military Institute must admit qualified women.

6.   Now, it hopes to generate public awareness of qualified women who could be candidates for secretary general in U.N. member-countries where it has affiliates.

7.   Other potential sources are nonprofit boards on which many qualified women sit and corporate annual reports, which often include information about women managers.

8.   One reason is the pool of available qualified women is small.

9.   Smith Barney segregated women as clerks and sales assistants and blocked qualified women from broker training programs.

10.   That prompted the archdiocese of New York to start asking around for the names of qualified young women.