Pink-collar worker
A pink-collar worker does work traditionally mostly done by women. This includes secretarial work, typing, and work as a telephone operator. The term "pink-collar" is intended to parallel "white-collar" and "blue-collar". Women in 1950s offices usually wore bright shirts and pink was a popular color, thus entering the workforce colorwheel. So-called pink-collar jobs are secondary labour market jobs predominantly filled by women. These are jobs that are low in status and pay, and have limited benefits or chances for advancement. Examples include: teaching, nursing, clerical work, cleaning, aged care, food preparation and service, and childcare. According to gender stereotypes pervasive in male-dominated societies, these occupations are seen as ideally and naturally suited to women as they echo domestic responsibilities. Therefore they reinforce and perpetuate the traditional sexual division of labour in the household and limit the opportunities available to women in the workforce. |
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Blue-collar workerA blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance "trades", in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. This term has a stereotypical connotation in American English, based on historical perspective. Originally it referred to the dress codes of workplaces. Industrial blue-collar workers formerly, and to a large extent still, wear "work clothes" with the shirts of a n ...
White-collar worker
White-collar workers perform tasks which are less "laborious" yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. They are salaried professionals (such as some doctors or lawyers), as well as employees in administrative or clerical positions. In some studies managers are considered as part of the white-collar worker grouping, in others they are not. The name derives from the traditional white, button down shirts worn by workers of such professions. Formerly a minority in ...
