pink-collar

American  

[pingk-kol-er] / ˈpɪŋkˈkɒl ər /

adjective

1. of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work.

   secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.

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pink-collar British  

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating low-paid occupations traditionally associated with female workers Compare blue-collar white-collar

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Etymology

Origin of pink-collar

1975–80; on the model of blue-collar and white-collar

Example Sentences

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pink-collar

Written and directed by the husband-and-wife team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, “Queenpins,” inspired by actual events, can’t decide if its pink-collar criminals are fools or geniuses.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021

“For those pink-collar jobs in the ’80s, that was really very different.”

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2021

Q. Overly invested: I am the youngest person in my pink-collar job; the majority of my co-workers are either married or divorced with kids.

From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2019

Several men cited the same reasons for seeking out pink-collar work that have drawn women to such careers: less stress and more time at home.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2012

But the state workforce is concentrated in education and health care: white-collar and pink-collar work, not blue-collar.

From Newsweek ● Jan. 26, 2010