But without the dark, we'd never see the stars

I AM WOMAN (1971) - HELEN REDDY  I think in this song Helen Reddy defends female empowerment because she says this, and this it makes me think that is speaks about women being able to participate in decision-making and power, just as men do.  " I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'Cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again "  .... "You can bend but never break me 'Cause it only serves to make me More determined to achieve my final goal And I come back even stronger Not a novice any longer 'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul." This song became in 1975 the official hymn for the International Year of Women promoted by the UN and that we celebrate every 8th of March  since then.