March 8th every year is International Women’s Day. This annual event provides a focus to celebrate the achievements of women and a call to action to challenge gender disparity.  Suzy revisits conversations she’s had with awesome women birders, who tell how birds have touched their lives. The featured birders are: From the Science Community: Dan Rouse - Ornithologist and presenter Danielle Belleny - Wildlife biologist Camille - Science educator And from the Creative Arts community: Kate Shaw - Strange Animals Podcast Carrie Poppy - Oh No, Ross and Carrie Jessica Delisle - Retail Nightmares Carla -  Number One ReRun podcast Stephanie Seymour - Singer / songwriter Amy Chillag - Writer and Producer Jocelyn Anderson - Photographer 00:00:00 Opening 00:01:26 Introduction 00:02:47 Dan Rouse #72 Dan Rouse Dan's Website 00:06:45 Danielle Belleny #81 Danielle Belleny Danielle on Instagram 00:11:25 Camille #38 Camille in Elysian Park #39 Camille Bird Walk LA 00:15:38 Kate Shaw #33 Kate Shaw (Bullfinch & Indigo Bunting episode) Strange Animals Podcast 00:18:54 Jessica Delisle #14 Jays with Jessica Delisle Retail Nightmares 00:22:10 Carrie Poppy #36 Carrie Poppy - Feral Pigeons and Rock Doves 00:25:07 Carla (Number One Rerun Podcast) Number One Rerun Podcast BritPodScene on Twitter 00:27:38 Amy Chillag Amy on Twitter Amy's article about Birding for mental health 00:31:03 Stephanie Seymour Stephanie's album: There Are Birds Stephanie on Instagram 00:36:46 Jocelyn Anderson Jocelyn's Website Jocelyn on Instagram 00:39:59 Casual Birder Weekly Casual Birder Weekly 00:40:31 Support the show Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com Tell me about your bird sightings 00:41:07 Closing Credits   The Casual Birder Podcast   https://casualbirder.com/ Thank you to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show. The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net