career woman

plural career women · alternative careerwoman

1. A woman who is dedicated to her career.

   I think he was referring to how some women are being pressured into becoming "supermoms". Unfortunately, many women who try being both careerwoman and child-raiser at the same time end up screwing up both roles.

   1996 December 8, Shannon Mitchell, “Re: Betrayed by Corporate Giants!!! The TRUTH”, in can.politics (Usenet)

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   According to society, to attempt to take away a woman's choice of work or homelife or to insist that someone have a certain idea is similar to slavery. According to society, a woman's right to choose a career or a family, to be a homemaker or a careerwoman, is untouchable. No similar impression exists for men ...

   1997 June 1, Allan Cybulskie, “Re: Benefits of Feminism To Men”, in alt.feminism (Usenet)