I hate the Distillers.

Poly styrene
Bow wow wow
Lena Lovitch
Punk isn't about what sex you are,its about raw sounds,attitude and what you have to say.Females are just as capable as males,i think it's just that more males get the breaks in the male dominated music industry.

Tailspin has a rather good female singer - but there again I would say that (video / mp3's available on site).

BUT - in general I think ladies are just as good, providing they spit in a proper manner.

avril lavigne isn't punk, hate to burst your bubble.

avril lavigne isn't punk, hate to burst your bubble

It Depends Really On The Singer Avril Lavgene sucks but the others maight be cool!

Some of you should listen to some of the old Riot Girl stuff from the Seattle/Washington area in the Mid-ninties. To anyone who doesn't know Riot Girl isnt a band but almost a hardcore punk subgenre or "scene" that was all based on feminism and empowerment. Some of it is really original and inspiring. Some good female punk singers come from bands like:

Stella Mars
Erase Errata
Sleater Kinney
Pretty Girls Make Graves (If you want to consider them punk more than Indie)

****less, L7, Babes in Toyland, Hole. They were cool. The problem is that there doesn't seem to have been a steady stream of great bands taking over from them.

It all just depends on the singer. If the female singer is good, she will make it, and if she isn't, she probably won't. I do think that guys have an easier time making it in the industry, but it all is just circumstances.

KIM
from the pixies rocks,has a great voice.but i get where some are coming from,like i dunno i think they try too hard to be 'hard core'