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MAJORITE MASCULINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Social Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- male-dominated 1, record 1, English, male%2Ddominated
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Organisation sociale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à majorité masculine 1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20masculine
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à prédominance masculine 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20masculine
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'après «profession à majorité féminine» et «secteurs [d'activité] à majorité féminine». 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20masculine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
à majorité masculine : Source : Économie et Statistique, 1983, no 154, pp. 35 et 38 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20masculine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
- Organización social
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- de predominio masculino
1, record 1, Spanish, de%20predominio%20masculino
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- de mayoría masculina 2, record 1, Spanish, de%20mayor%C3%ADa%20masculina
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ocupación urbana de predominio masculino. 1, record 1, Spanish, - de%20predominio%20masculino
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
- male-dominated group
1, record 2, English, male%2Ddominated%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- male dominant group 2, record 2, English, male%20dominant%20group
correct
- predominantly male group 3, record 2, English, predominantly%20male%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, - male%2Ddominated%20group
Record 2, Key term(s)
- male dominated group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe à prédominance masculine
1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20masculine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- groupe à majorité masculine 1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20masculine
correct, masculine noun
- groupe composé majoritairement d’hommes 2, record 2, French, groupe%20compos%C3%A9%20majoritairement%20d%26rsquo%3Bhommes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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