First, the famous talk by Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution.
Women around the world traditionally used physics in their everyday life. These examples are not always part of first year physics textbook.
Pulleys? Getting water from a well
Pumps? Getting water from a well, again.
Rotational motion? Pottery Spinning wool
Forces? Working in the fields, carrying bricks, pulling carts, pushing strollers.
Equilibrium: yoga postures
Projectile motion? sowing seeds.
Buoyancy?
sound waves?
Heat transfer - cooking
What about men from other cultures?
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