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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


WOMEN (Search for related entries in the library)

WOMEN IN SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY (Search for related entries in the library)

WOMEN INTO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) campaign, based in the United Kingdom, strives to encourage and support women employed in the science and engineering technology sector.

WORCESTER 

WORK (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The mental or physical exertion of individuals done for the purpose of production.

WORK ACTIVITY 

WORK AND FAMILY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Typically used to refer to managing, balancing, and/or otherwise combining the multiple demands and arrangements of paid employment and household responsibilities (such as care of children).

WORK ARRANGEMENTS (Search for related entries in the library)

WORK ENVIRONMENT (Search for related entries in the library)