Marie Laeng-Stucki (1905–74) 1 of most powerful female #Swiss entrepreneurs. With husband Fritz, "Mama Laeng" founded Lenco vinyl turntables in 1946. 1,300 staff had a pension scheme, sports teams, a library, cashless salary payments, flexible work hours & accident prevention - all before Swiss women got vote in 1971
New #Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laeng-Stucki
Demonstrators wearing costumes from "The Handmaid's Tale" hold placards as they take part in a rally against the oppression of women in Iran, in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain, March 8. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Women carry banners and flags during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in front of the UN Women office in Sin El Fil, Lebanon, March 8. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Labour researcher Véronique Sioufi breaks down for The Tyee barriers to pay equity facing B.C. women, and the solutions that are — and are not — currently on the table.
Alright, this is a thing--International Women's Day, which started as a socialist protest, and Women Who Rock, which is always one of my favorite subjects.
Marcia Griffiths, reggae legend, an icon. One of the I-3s, who sang backup for Bob Marley back in the day, she went on to have a long solo career and still performs. Her voice is so sweet and she has lots of songs about love, relaxing in the island breeze, self-empowerment and so on. One of my favorites is "I Shall Sing."
Skin, of the criminally underrated 90s grunge/punk/rock band Skunk Anansie. Her voice is so powerful, her range is incredible. "Charlie Big Potato" is a song I can listen to over and over (and that's high praise from me, a person who hates hearing the same song twice in one week usually).
Courtney LaPlante, lead singer for metal band Spiritbox. Her growly vocals cause the guy who introduced me to Spiritbox to say "I didn't know women could make noises like that!" Recommend starting with "Rule of Nines."
Megan Thee Stallion. What else needs to be said? Wordplay and rapping: impeccable. Dancing and twerking: astounding. Beats: live. Fashion sense: next level, especially given her open embrace of cosplay and anime fandom. All that, plus she survived being fucking shot at, attacked, and mocked by every dusty misogynist in hip hop. She writes one line and people respond with 5-minute diss tracks. She stays making people jealous and handles it all with aplomb. Oh yeah and she's queer and unashamed. This photo is from her performance at LA Pride last year.