The relationship between achievement and service is a complicated one. This is particularly true for women. Women are generally (but not always) recognized for what they provide others as mothers, wives, nurses, and teachers, for example, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles-as lawyers, doctors, scientists, musicians, businesspeople, artists, politicians, academics, etc.-is extended far less frequently. The personal achievements of women are celebrated and rewarded far less commonly than are those of men. And the women who accomplish great things are...

The relationship between achievement and service is a complicated one. This is particularly true for women. Women are generally (but not always) recognized for what they provide others as mothers, wives, nurses, and teachers, for example, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles-as lawyers, doctors, scientists, musicians, businesspeople, artists, politicians, academics, etc.-is extended far less frequently. The personal achievements of women are celebrated and rewarded far less commonly than are those of men. And the women who accomplish great things are...