male-dominated world

collocation in English

meaningsofworld

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world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In contrast to women who were widowed or left behind by migrants, other women consciously chose to leave themale-dominatedworld.
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And in amale-dominatedworld, in which many of the hereditary peerages were created, male succession was right.
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In the absence of speed-dating, what are we doing to try to get more women into themale-dominatedworldof engineering?
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We live in amale-dominatedworld.
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The 30-year-old woman found herself in uncharted territory as she navigated themale-dominatedworldof university governance.
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The women in the play struggle to be recognized in amale-dominatedworld.
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She began her architectural career in 1944 and became known as a pioneer in themale-dominatedworldof architecture.
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A woman in charge in themale-dominatedworldof filmmaking makes the whole experience that much more exciting....
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In medicine, art, and domestication, the purpose of the breast rested in amale-dominatedworld.
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In the process, she encounters a number of women writers who lament the difficulty of getting their voices heard in amale-dominatedworld.
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The film begins with a proto-feminist theme the female scientist is driven by a need to assert herself in amale-dominatedworldand prove men of science and politics wrong.
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She played an unusual role in themale-dominatedworldof rock music in the late 1960s, acting as much more than just a groupie or partner of a band member.
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