female workforce
Distaff labor pool
The female workforce refers to women who are employed or available for employment, considered as a group.
The term appears in discussions of labor economics, gender equity, and workplace policy: The female workforce has grown dramatically since the 1960s.
It often highlights participation gaps or barriers women face in employment compared to men.
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
- mommy trackReduced career for parenting
- second shiftEvening work period
- workplace diversityVaried employee demographics
- career womenWomen prioritizing work life
Rosie the Riveter · childcare · equal pay · pay equity · discrimination · sexual harassment · wage gap · breadwinners · affirmative action · work-life balance · nine to five · burnout · pink-collar · glass ceiling · corner office · gender bias · mentorship programs · suffragette movement
- country statisticspopulation, GDP, birth rate, death rate, literacy rate
- women's laborworking women, women workers, women in STEM, women in leadership, professional women
- pay equityequal pay, pay equity, pay equality, pay parity, wage equity
- workplace rightsemployment rights, workplace rights, job protection, job security, workplace safety