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They are referred to as "caryatids".
caryatid
noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des  [-i-deez] Architecture .
a sculptured female figure used as a column. Compare atlas
Origin:
1555-65; < Latin CaryÄtides (singular CaryÄtis ) < Greek KaryÄÌtides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia
caryatid (ˌkærɪˈætɪd)
Compare telamon a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
[C16: from Latin CaryÄtides, from Greek Karuatidespriestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia]
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