THE ARTICLE DRAWS ON DATA FROM A NOVEMBER 1975 SURVEY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ASPA). THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT WOMEN COMPRISE 21 PERCENT OF ASPA MEMBERSHIP AND THAT THEY HOLD A VARIETY OF POSITIONS, WITH SPECIALTIES IN POLICY AND PROGRAM PLANNING, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, FISCAL AND BUDGET, PERSONNEL, AND ACADEMIC AREAS. THE ASPA WOMAN EARNING OVER $30,000 TYPICALLY IS WHITE, 51 YEARS OLD, AND A HOLDER OF A MASTER'S DEGREE. SHE WORKS ON THE EAST COAST, HOLDS A HIGH-LEVEL POSITION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND CONSIDERS HERSELF A SPECIALIST IN GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. SHE IS ALSO A RARITY: ONLY 2 PERCENT OF ASPA WOMEN EARN OVER $30,000, COMPARED TO 18 PERCENT OF THE MEN. MINORITY GROUP WOMEN ARE PARTICULARLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE HIGH-SALARY GROUP. SIX PERCENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ARE WOMEN. OF THE 13 WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO THE ACADEMY, 5 ARE ASPA MEMBERS, 3 OF WHOM EARN OVER $30,000 ANNUALLY. ALL OF THE ACADEMY WOMEN SHOW DISTINCTION IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND IN THE RANGE OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. NO TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (LKM)