01017pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002000040245012000060260000900180300001300189362001200202520060500214650003100819773003300850180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMani, Bonnie G.  aChallenges and opportunities for women to advance in the federal civil service: veterans' preference and promotions  c1999  ap.523-34  aNov-Dec  aThis study deals with the effects of veterans' preference on women's careers in the federal civil service between 1975 and 1995. This analysis applies time series regression and logistic regression to employment, promotion, age, and salary data for males and females, both veterans and nonveterans. Contrary to claims that veterans, a predominantly male group, are privileged throughout their careers, these data reveal diminishing effects of the preference and disadvantages to veterans. Thus, one can expect litle change in federal women's status if veterans' preference is eliminated. - Reproduced  aWomen in the civil service  aPublic Administration Review