pink collar (PINGK KOL-uhr) noun

   Pertaining to the type of jobs, such as telephone operator or secretary,
   traditionally held by women.

[From the color pink, traditionally associated with women, on the model of
phrases white collar or blue collar.]

   "Ever on the alert for social shifts among the power elite, the New York
   Times pointed out the other day that this is the year in which women
   entering law school may, for the first time, outnumber men. The Times
   drafted a number of learned observers to speculate on the meaning of it
   all: Perhaps the atmosphere of law schools will become more `teamlike';
   ... But the most interesting comment in the article came from one Deborah
   Rhode, a Stanford law school professor who worries that the law may become
   a `pink collar ghetto,' like other professions that have traditionally
   welcomed women."
   Marjorie Williams, Woman's Place Is At the Bar, The Washington Post,
   Apr 4, 2001.

This week's theme: words with color as metaphors.

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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. -William Shakespeare, poet
and dramatist (1564-1616)

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