The Rise of Women Doesn't Equate to the Fall of Men: #IWD2020
Today is International Women’s Day.
Why do we still need a day just to celebrate and fight for women?
Women at Work:
Women lead only 14 of 195 countries
Women make 23% less than men globally with the gap being even higher for racialized women (33%) , newcomer women (29%), and disabled women (46%).
Women run only 7% of Fortune 500 companies. In fact, there are more CEO’s name John than there are women CEO’s.
In Canada, over 1.9 million women are low-income.
We have so many reasons to celebrate, though, and thought that for this year’s March 8th we’d celebrate with our favourite empower anthems. Mention your feminist jams in the comments.
C Cane featuring Janet Taras - Tell Me
“The rise of women doesn’t equate to the fall of men.”
Lizzo - Like a Girl
“If you feel like a girl then you real like a girl.”
IsKwé - Nobody Knows
“I won’t be afraid”
Mona Haydar - wrap my hijab
“Covering up or not. Don’t ever take us for granted.”
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Madame Gandhi - The Future Is Female
“Toxic masculinity has gotta end.”
Beyoncé featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Flawless
‘We teach girls to shrink themselves
To make themselves smaller
We say to girls
"You can have ambition
But not too much
You should aim to be successful
But not too successful
Otherwise you will threaten the man" ‘
Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq - You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)
“Whether you're woman or whether you're man
Sometimes you got to take a stand
Just because you think you can”
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
“As long as I know how to love, I know I will survive”
Rae Spoon - Do Whatever the Heck You Want
“Don't tell anyone what the heck to do
Do whatever the heck you want”
Janelle Monae - Pynk
“I wanna fall through the stars
Getting lost in the dark is my favorite part”
Tribe Called Red featuring Northern Voice - Sisters
Solange Knowles - Don’t Touch My Hair
“They don’t understand what it means to me, where we’re chosen to go, where we’ve been to know.”
Dolly Parton and SIA - Here I am
“I got so much love to give, need someone to share it with.”
Miss Eaves - Thunder Thighs
“Thick thighs they defy these tights”
Lido Pimienta - No Puede
“Pero, primero estoy yo, mi realización, mi felicidad”
(”But, first I am, my realization, my happiness”)