"womanpower" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From woman + power, modelled on earlier manpower. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|woman|power}} woman + power Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} womanpower (uncountable)
  1. The female workforce; the number of available female workers. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-womanpower-en-noun-fdJJobGP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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