Last spring, the two high-ranking women complained to the human resources department at Asia Global Crossing.

This was an extreme indignity to inflict on a high-ranking Muslim woman, the granddaughter of Muhammad.

And once again, she wondered what the presence of high-ranking women in the priesthood meant.

The League brought together high-ranking women from different sides of the political divide on the common ground of the empire.

Most of the high-ranking women are still in traditional areas like logistics, personnel, medical and support positions.

In practice, of course, high-ranking women will only marry high status chiefs and vice versa, because to do otherwise is illegal.

Since then, it has expanded its membership - from seven high-ranking women to 25 women from all levels - and its scope.

Traders often married or cohabited with high-ranking Indian women.

A beautiful or high-ranking woman who died at that time was always kept from the embalmers until at least three days after her death.

After their firstborn child, high-ranking women were permitted extramarital affairs.