Womanpower

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The female workforce; the number of available female workers. uncountable

    "La Dame Blanche's three male leaders, fearing capture, deportation, or both, wanted a service that could run entirely on womanpower if necessary."

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"La Dame Blanche's three male leaders, fearing capture, deportation, or both, wanted a service that could run entirely on womanpower if necessary."

Etymology

From woman + power, modelled on earlier manpower.

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