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CAREER WOMAN [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sociology (General)
DEF

career: A profession or occupation which one trains for and pursues as a lifework.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

L'état civil a consacré [...] «femme mariée sans profession». On pourrait donc dire [...] «femme de profession». Mais le mot «profession» [...] chez nous, soulève plusieurs problèmes. Disons donc «femme de carrière», par analogie avec homme d'affaires, homme de métier, homme de loi, etc.

Spanish

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