le rapport financé par la DARES, "L'inspection du travail au féminin, 1878-1974" est diponible sur HAL-SHSInternational audienceA 1892 law, which leads to the professionalization of the Labor Inspection — the requirement for a national recruitment examination, and the payment of salaries for labor inspectors by the Ministry — does not establish the same careers for male and female inspectors. While equal pay is agreed upon (which is not the case in the educational system), the areas of work are different; only male inspectors may visit workshops where there is a majority men and/or machines, and it isn't until 1932 that a technical component is added to the national recruitment examinations given to women candidates. In 1946, with the adopt...