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MAJORITE FEMININE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- female-dominated
1, record 1, English, female%2Ddominated
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à prédominance féminine
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20f%C3%A9minine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à majorité féminine 1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20f%C3%A9minine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Labour and Employment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- female-dominated group
1, record 2, English, female%2Ddominated%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- female dominant group 2, record 2, English, female%20dominant%20group
correct
- predominantly female group 3, record 2, English, predominantly%20female%20group
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the subsequent five years, the study collected data from interviews with hundreds of workers. They covered job descriptions, comparison of skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions of their jobs. This gave the government a composite of the work done by female-dominated groups, such as clerks and secretaries to compare with that of male-dominated groups, such as plumbers, electricians and lighthouse keepers. 4, record 2, English, - female%2Ddominated%20group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe à prédominance féminine
1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20f%C3%A9minine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- groupe à majorité féminine 1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20f%C3%A9minine
correct, masculine noun
- groupe composé majoritairement de femmes 2, record 2, French, groupe%20compos%C3%A9%20majoritairement%20de%20femmes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- groupe essentiellement féminin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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