pink-collar work

noun

Any type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.

Meanings

noun
  1. labour; human resources; labour; human resourcesAny type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.
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