18 Women You Need to Follow on Instagram in 2018

If you are a user of crowdsourced content-sharing site Reddit, you may have, at some point, stumbled across a vertical called “Upvoted Not Because Girl, But Because It Is Very Cool; However, I Do Concede That I Inititally Clicked Because Girl.”

Essentially, it’s a place to share photos and videos of talented women doing impressive things, from acrobatics to DIY projects to artwork.

In 2018, we’ve resolved to take a similar approach to the women we follow on Instagram. In other words: less twerking videos and bikinis, more intrigue and ingenuity. (Although we’re certainly not going to discourage you from unfollowing feminist, model and sex-positivity advocate Emily Ratajkowski.)

Below: 18 of the most follow-worthy Instagram accounts involving members of the fairer gender.

For weird yoga poses in weirder places: Caitlin Turner

A post shared by Caitlin Turner (@gypsetgoddess) on Dec 15, 2017 at 8:28am PST

For adventures shot by a woman nicknamed “The Animal”: Caroline Gleich

A post shared by Caroline Gleich (@carolinegleich) on Dec 21, 2017 at 5:19pm PST

For workout videos galore: Massy Arias

A post shared by MankoFit (@massy.arias) on Dec 17, 2017 at 8:59am PST

For sketches and paintings that will make you feel some kind of way: Natalie Krim

A post shared by Natalie Krim (@nataliejhane) on May 15, 2017 at 12:45pm PDT

For graffiti, art and cat pics from an ex-NY Post shutterbug: Martha Cooper

A post shared by Martha Cooper (@marthacoopergram) on Dec 7, 2017 at 3:47am PST

For tasty shots courtesy of a professional food stylist: Spork Fork Bacon

A post shared by spoonforkbacon (@spoonforkbacon) on Dec 17, 2017 at 9:12am PST

For feeling bad about your golf game: Paige Spiranac

A post shared by Paige Spiranac (@_paige.renee) on Jul 8, 2017 at 3:53pm PDT

For daily workout challenges courtesy of a certified personal trainer: Alexia Clark

A post shared by Alexia Clark (@alexia_clark) on Dec 19, 2017 at 8:21am PST

For cool-ass lingerie made by a cool-ass lady: Aniela Parys

A post shared by Aniela Parys (@anielaparys) on Jan 3, 2018 at 5:42am PST

For content from an aptly named scribe “armed with a camera, a notebook, and a sense of adventure”: Suz Graham

A post shared by Suz Graham- Adventurer (@suzaroo) on Nov 14, 2017 at 9:35am PST

For some of the best landscape shots this side of Nat Geo: Rach Stewart

A post shared by Rach Stewart | New Zealand (@rachstewartnz) on Dec 14, 2017 at 10:43pm PST

For the extreme version of #vanlife: Rachel Moore

A post shared by Rachel Moore (@moore_rachel) on Sep 14, 2017 at 5:35pm PDT

For around-the-globe shots from the literally the chillest chick on earth: Coco Ho

A post shared by Coco Ho (@xococoho) on Dec 25, 2017 at 5:33pm PST

For a glimpse at what freediving is all about: Kimi Werner

A post shared by Kimi Werner (@kimi_swimmy) on Dec 2, 2017 at 12:03pm PST

For a preview of your life after the apocalypse: Off the Grid Girl

A post shared by Emily (@offthegridgirl) on Dec 11, 2017 at 6:54pm PST

For lovers of all things moto: Liz Horton

A post shared by Liz Horton (@deathroddixie) on Dec 17, 2017 at 10:51am PST

For cat lady positivity: Girls and Their Cats

A post shared by Girls and Their Cats (@girlsandtheircats) on Nov 27, 2017 at 8:07am PST

And for … reasons: Hot Girls Eating Pizza

A post shared by HOT GIRLS EATING PIZZA (@h0tgirlseatingpizza) on Dec 5, 2017 at 2:38pm PST

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