IN THIS ISSUE: Chairperson's Report ... A Special Note of Thanks for a Job Well Done ... Our Past, Present, and Future as Women Agricultural Economists ... Life in a Consulting Firm ... Equal Opportunity at the University of Minnesota: An Update ... Improving Communication in the Classroom ... Work in the General Accounting Office ... The Socio-Economic Trap of Single Parenthood ... Gender Differences in the Workplace ... Characteristics of Agricultural Economists and the Determinants of Salary Levels ... The 1988 CWAE Preconference on Communication Skills: A Thank-You ... The Joint Job-Hunting Problem ... Newsnotes ... News of Women in Agricultural Economics ... Job Announcements