Billie Eilish: Women at the top ‘amazing to see’

Despite her meteoric career, pop icon Billie Eilish doesn’t take women’s success in a male-dominated world for granted. The 20-year-old American told the BBC regarding women in a number of top positions – such as in the charts: “It’s absolutely incredible for me to see because it wasn’t always like that.” The broadcaster named Eilish one of the 100 most influential women of 2022 on Tuesday.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Selenska is also on the list. About herself, Eilish said she often feels most powerful when she’s more masculine. She struggled with it for a long time, but now she can also draw strength from her feminine side. With a view to tightened abortion laws in the USA, the singer said: “In some areas we are moving backwards, I would like to throw up.”