womanpower

English

Etymology

From woman +‎ power, modelled on earlier manpower.

Noun

womanpower (uncountable)

1. The female workforce; the number of available female workers. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Tammy M. Proctor, Female Intelligence, New York University Press, p. 77:

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