WOMANPOWER


Meaning of WOMANPOWER in English

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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