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職場の花職場の華
しょくばのはな
1. [exp,n] [id,dated,sens]
▶ female office worker
▶ [lit] flower of the office



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4. A 2022-01-10 04:53:41  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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3. A 2022-01-10 03:41:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2022-01-10 00:23:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/tomojohn/diary/201003280000/?scid=wi_blg_amp_diary_next (2010)
職場の花」や「腰掛け」といった言葉は死語になりました。かつて女性を採用する目的といえば、男性従業員の「花嫁候補」つまり福利厚生の一環でした。女性の就労は「結婚までの腰掛け」と言われたものです。今にして思えば、完全なセクハラですね。

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2002/12/16/language/the-thorny-topic-of-office-flowers/ (2002)
"When they're not hard at work, OLs are expected to be shokuba no hana (flowers of the workplace) ..."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/japan-s-office-ladies-won-t-file-and-forget-1318393.html (1996)
"Another expression used of OLs more plainly captures their role: shokuba no hana, or "flowers of the office"."
1. A* 2022-01-09 15:45:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
職場の花	1980
職場の華	471

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