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International Women's Day 2021

Monday, March 8th is International Women’s Day.

Check out all our IWD posts including:

  • Choose to Challenge, Choose to Celebrate

  • Gender Equity

  • Feminist Recovery

Why do we still need a day just to celebrate and fight for women?

Women at Work:

We have so many reasons to celebrate.

We brought out our IWD 2020 playlist to celebrate with our favourite empower anthems.

What are your fave feminist jams?

Lizzo - Like a Girl

“If you feel like a girl then you real like a girl.”

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IsKwé - Nobody Knows

“I won’t be afraid”

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Mona Haydar - wrap my hijab

“Covering up or not. Don’t ever take us for granted.”

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Aretha Franklin - Respect

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Madame Gandhi - The Future Is Female

“Toxic masculinity has gotta end.”

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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" ‘

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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”

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Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

“As long as I know how to love, I know I will survive”

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Rae Spoon - Do Whatever the Heck You Want

“Don't tell anyone what the heck to do
Do whatever the heck you want”

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Janelle Monae - Pynk

“I wanna fall through the stars
Getting lost in the dark is my favorite part”

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Tribe Called Red featuring Northern Voice - Sisters

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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.”

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Dolly Parton and SIA - Here I am

“I got so much love to give, need someone to share it with.”

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Miss Eaves - Thunder Thighs

“Thick thighs they defy these tights”

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Lido Pimienta - No Puede

“Pero, primero estoy yo, mi realización, mi felicidad”
(”But, first I am, my realization, my happiness”)

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