career women
Women with professions
Career women is the plural of career woman—a woman whose professional work is central to her identity and life, not secondary to family or domestic roles.
The term emerged when women in demanding professions were exceptional enough to need marking: Career women in the 1950s faced constant pressure to justify their choices.
Now somewhat dated, as women's professional ambitions require less special labeling.
Matching compensation regardless of identity
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
sexism · parity · affirmative action · diversity · inclusion · bias · stereotypes · representation
Belief in one's capabilities
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- breakthroughSudden important advance
mentorship · upskilling · networking · inspiration · leaning in · self-advocacy · negotiation · sponsorship
Senior organizational leader
- directorOne who leads
- CEOTop corporate officer
- managerOne who directs others
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
strategist · pioneer · mentor · influential · authority · boardroom · C-suite · governance
Strong desire for achievement
- driveOperate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- goalsIntended end results
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
advancement · striving · climbing · go-getter · high-flyer · corporate ladder · mover and shaker · success
Managing career and home
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- childcareSupervision of young ones
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
flexibility · burnout · second shift · family · working mother · daycare · scheduling · boundaries
Of or relating to companies
- professionTrained occupational field
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- employmentPaid occupation status
- colleagueProfessional associate
industry · promotion · recruitment · full-time · part-time · telecommuting · remote work · skills
equal pay
Matching compensation regardless of identity
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
feminism · sexism · parity · affirmative action · diversity · inclusion · bias · stereotypes · representation · quotas
self-efficacy
Belief in one's capabilities
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
breakthrough · mentorship · upskilling · networking · inspiration · leaning in · self-advocacy · negotiation · sponsorship · visibility
executive
Senior organizational leader
decision-maker · strategist · pioneer · mentor · influential · authority · boardroom · C-suite · governance · delegation
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- driveOperate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- goalsIntended end results
achievement · advancement · striving · climbing · go-getter · high-flyer · corporate ladder · mover and shaker · success · competitive
work-life balance
Managing career and home
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- childcareSupervision of young ones
juggling · flexibility · burnout · second shift · family · working mother · daycare · scheduling · boundaries · self-care
corporate
Of or relating to companies
- professionTrained occupational field
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- employmentPaid occupation status
colleague · industry · promotion · recruitment · full-time · part-time · telecommuting · remote work · skills · performance
- urban women's issuesworking mothers, urban safety, female empowerment, street harassment, single mothers
- working parentsworking mom, working moms, working dad, dual income, work-life balance
- womenmothers, females, gals, daughters, girls
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, feminist novels, feminist themes
- women in literaturefemale protagonists, female authors, feminist literature, female voices, female perspective
career womenhomemakers
Those managing domestic affairs
housewives · dependents · kept women · trophy wives · ladies of leisure
career, careers, careered, careering, careerism, careerist, careerists, woman, women