Meanings
nounwomanpower (uncountable)
- uncountableThe female workforce; the number of available female workers.First known use 19th c.
La Dame Blanche's three male leaders, fearing capture, deportation, or both, wanted a service that could run entirely on womanpower if necessary.
2003, Tammy M. Proctor, Female Intelligence, New York University Press, page 77
Origin
From woman + power, modelled on earlier manpower.
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