Top 10 Moments for Women
1. Malala Yousafzai Wins the Nobel
2. Mary Barra Becomes GM’s CEO
3. Facebook and Apple Cover the Cost of Egg Freezing
4. Adm. Michelle J. Howard is Promoted to Four-Star Admiral in the Navy
5. Beyoncé Gets Feminist at the VMA's
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Beyoncé’s performance at the Video Music Awards in August was one of the most explicitly feminist pop-culture moments of the year—nothing could be more obvious than the word “FEMINIST” spelled out in giant letters behind the superstar. She performed a medley of hits from her self-titled surprise album, but paused to feature an audio clip of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s speech on feminism and double standards for women. After the performance, her toddler Blue Ivy said her mom did a “good job,” which became its own viral meme.
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6. Maryam Mirzakhani Wins World’s Biggest Math Prize
7. Mo’ne Davis Pitches a Shut-Out Little League Game
8. Frozen Becomes the Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever
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Even though Frozen fever started when the Disney hit came out in 2013, it reached new heights in the early part of 2014. In March, the female-led mega-hit became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time with a gross of $1.072 billion, proving once and for all that viewers will buy tickets to movies with female leads. Audiences loved the story of two strong sisters in an icy kingdom, for whom “true love’s kiss” doesn’t have anything to do with a Prince. And the money just kept rolling in—in May, Frozen reached a $1.219 billion gross to become fifth-highest-grossing movie of all time.
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9. Female Superheroes Get Their Due
10. Emma Watson Praises Male Feminists at the UN
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In her new role as a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the Harry Potter star gave a groundbreaking speech at the United Nations’ “He for She” event in September, calling on men to join women in the fight for gender equality. “I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,” she said. “If there’s one thing I know for certain it is that this has to stop.” The speech quickly went viral, and was praised by fellow feminists like Taylor Swift as an excellent example for younger women.
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It feels good to see Beyonce
leading the pack for feminism this year.
