womanpower

American  

[woom-uhn-pou-er] / ˈwʊm ənˌpaʊ ər /

noun

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, especially in the workforce and in social and political activities.

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Etymology

Origin of womanpower

First recorded in 1940–45; woman + power

Example Sentences

Although womanpower keeps me bound to Britney, a vast chasm still separates us.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2021

"We must depend upon you — upon womanpower," exhorted a recruitment flier distributed in Mobile, Alabama, in February 1942.

From Fox News • Jun. 7, 2019

While military budget cuts and sequestration have hurt the economy here in recent decades, some 75 years ago the hungry wartime machine needed manpower, and womanpower, to fill its depleted ranks.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016

It’s possible to turn all that womanpower into prosperity.

From Time • Nov. 17, 2014

With men off to the front, womanpower picked up the slack, and local businesses went to extraordinary lengths to recruit and retain female employees.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly