work outside the home

idiom

: to have a job in a factory, restaurant, office building, etc.

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Women who did work outside the home faced legal restrictions, too; they were barred from certain industries and occupations and from night shifts. Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024 This move also gave Kamilah the opportunity to work outside the home. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024 Adverse Impacts on Physical and Mental Health Studies show that stay-at-home parents experience poorer physical and mental health compared with parents who work outside the home. Apryl Duncan, Parents, 30 July 2024 Unexpectedly, the ranks of female workers ballooned: aside from the lure of benefits, many women jumped at the chance to find work outside the home. Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for work outside the home 

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“Work outside the home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20outside%20the%20home. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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