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PINK-COLLAR JOBS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Work and Production
- Sociology of Work
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pink-collar job
1, record 1, English, pink%2Dcollar%20job
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pink collar job 2, record 1, English, pink%20collar%20job
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pink collar jobs are careers that have historically absorbed the expanding female labor force. Pink collar jobs are typically service-oriented roles that require interpersonal skills and involve caring for others, such as nursing, teaching, secretarial work, social work, and childcare. 2, record 1, English, - pink%2Dcollar%20job
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pink-collar job; pink collar job: designations usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - pink%2Dcollar%20job
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pink-collar jobs
- pink collar jobs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Travail et production
- Sociologie du travail
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- emploi de col rose
1, record 1, French, emploi%20de%20col%20rose
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- emploi en col rose 2, record 1, French, emploi%20en%20col%20rose
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Travail] dans des domaines traditionnellement attribués aux femmes [...] 2, record 1, French, - emploi%20de%20col%20rose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Par exemple :] la garde d'enfants, l'éducation, les services à la personne ou le travail social[.] 2, record 1, French, - emploi%20de%20col%20rose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
emploi de col rose; emploi en col rose : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - emploi%20de%20col%20rose
Record 1, Key term(s)
- emplois de col rose
- emplois en col rose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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