womanpower

womanpower
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: power available from or supplied by the effort of women

mobilization of womanpower reserves — Fritz Sternberg

the Navy called for womanpower to take over administrative and desk work — Walter Karig

II. \\ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ )\ noun
Etymology: woman (II) + -power (as in manpower)
: women available and prepared for service

huge and growing waste of gifted, educated womanpower in contemporary American society — Current Biography

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/woom"euhn pow'euhr/, n.
1. potential or actual power from the endeavors of women: the utilization of womanpower during a great national emergency.
2. the influence exerted by women as a group, esp. in the work force and in social and political activities.
[1940-45; WOMAN + POWER]

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