The pink-collar worker is one who is employed in a job that was traditionally considered to be women's work. The term pink-collar worker was used to distinguish female-orientated jobs from the others. They are part of the tertiary sector. Tertiary activities are broader field concerned with providing service rather than production of tangible goods. These activities include a range of personal and business services, and they involve a rapidly growing number of workers in highly developed and diversified areas. These persons provide the services like those of retail clerks, barbers, secretaries, etc. They are said to be the workers who take in each other’s washing. People engaged in these activities called pink-collar workers.
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