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单词 mommy track
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mommy trackn.

Brit. /ˈmɒmɪ ˌtrak/, U.S. /ˈmɑmi ˌtræk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mommy n., track n.
Etymology: < mommy n. + track n., after fast track n. and adj., tenure track n. at tenure n. Compounds 3, etc.
colloquial. Chiefly North American (originally U.S.).
An interrupted or delayed career path followed by some women (by choice or out of necessity) as a result of raising a family. Usually with the.
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1988 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. a1/5 Flexible working hours, child care and lenient maternity leave..have created a new category of law firm associates who work with no prospects of advancement in what some lawyers call ‘the mommy track’.
1993 Gazette (Montreal) 2 Aug. f5/1 Nearly five years after the notion of a ‘mommy track’ ignited controversy, a cadre of women executives and professionals are finding a corollary to the glass ceiling.
1999 San Diego Union-Tribune (Electronic ed.) 16 Oct. e5 They're all on the mommy track.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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