Songs which empower women

A kicky, insanely catchy ditty about getting dressed up and feeling yourself from, duh, self-love queen Lizzo. Think about who got more votes!

I think we all know who won that argument. Women are more than love objects! A rhetorical question has never been so empowering! An upbeat ode to aging ungracefully and living with flair. A passionate and moving ballad about self-acceptance and body love, this song is a little corny but has such a necessary message. The song is good, but the music video—in which Swift plays an alpha bro—is even better.

They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve. A groundbreaking and controversial ode to the product that singlehandedly set women on the path to true liberation: birth control. Perfect for a bad day at work, or in general. The feminist ur-anthem, the source of so much woman-powered musical pop goodness, and did you know Gore was a lesbian?

Get knocked down, get up, get back to the club. Rather than competing and tearing each other down, Steinfeld sings about embracing other women and boosting them up. In a time when women rappers were an extreme rarity, Latifah boldly asserted her right to have a stake in the game. And then, as we know, she leveled up. Just get out of our way! A more melancholy rumination on how good guys have it, this song is about facing up to the ways women are locked out of certain experiences but deciding to go on.

I'm not gonna pray for you! Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. How to Watch 'After We Fell'. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. All that matters is that you love you despite what anyone says. Miley lets us all know that there's power in freedom. Like the Queen B says, we've gotta work hard to get what's ours. This song puts a modern spin on the s lyric "I am woman, hear me roar. There's nothing wrong with flaunting a little self-love.

What would this list be without the president of positivity? It's a law, and I'm enforcing it. PSA: Don't let mistakes hold you back because everything can be a lesson on how to move forward. You're amazing, just the way you are. Don't let anyone bring you down because the negativity doesn't deserve your attention. Because your goals are worth chasing.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Don't forget looking good is all about feeling good on the inside. Take a page from Joan, and just do you.

This girl group reminds us that our friends will always be there to lift us up. Erykah Badu. This one is a perfect reminder to power past the people who are trying to bring you down. Don't forget to let go of the things that aren't serving you. A power ballad is truly a vibe! Nothing helps you acknowledge your inner greatness better than Chaka Khan's power vocals. It juxtaposes an analysis on gender inequality "We teach girls that they can have ambition, but not too much" with Queen Bey's bold lines of self-empowerment "I woke up like this".

Kesha has become a voice for female empowerment and fighting sexual harassment through music like her moving Grammys set ever since coming back from a grueling legal battle with Dr.

On this feel-good track, the singer shamelessly embraces being "a motherfucking woman. Rock 'n' roll icon Joan Jett makes it okay to live your life to the fullest and not give a damn about what other people think. This is the determined theme song for the woman who is in control of her body, her choices and her life.

Over half a century after its original release in , the track is more relevant than ever. If you've been listening to this daily since November 9, , now is not the time stop. It's the ultimate motivator for getting through the dark times. Historically speaking, country music embraces traditional American life. That is, until Loretta Lynn took great pride in breaking a lot of those confinements.

Princess Nokia, known feminist and advocate for self-confidence, empowers people who don't adhere to traditional "feminine" body standards with this song. Leave it to Alicia Keys to give you an instant confidence boost with one fired-up song. MILCK's power ballad became the unofficial anthem for the Women's March after women around the world sang it at demonstrations around the world, and it went viral.

Years later, its uplifting message still sticks. With this iconic pop track, Gaga inspires Little Monsters from all walks of life to live to their fullest.

This is the ultimate song for the woman who's pulled herself up by the bootstraps to reach red-bottom-wearing success, much like Cardi B. The disco legend inspires us to not just make an arrival, but to also announce it in the most glamorous way possible.

Gwen Stefani originally wrote this song as an act of rebellion against her strict parents who wouldn't let her drive out late at night, but with its snarky lyrics satirizing the way society shelters young women, it had all the ingredients to be a punk feminist peaen.