General Nanisca, “The Woman King” (2022; dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood) As the leader of the Agojie, an African all-female warrior regiment, Nanisca exemplifies leadership, resilience, and wisdom.

Notably, Hot Streets features two strong female characters. In addition to Jen, there’s Soo Park, Assistant Director of the FBI, played by Agents of SHIELD star Ming-Na Wen.

There are numerous strong female characters in Dandadan, each with unique stories and hardships that have given them the strength to overcome obstacles. At the start of the series, Momo is tactful ...

For the longest time, video games have been dominated by male protagonists. Women were mostly portrayed as side characters, damsels in distress, or just necessary for fan service. But times have ...

My problem is not that there aren’t women in real life that fit the part of the description for the “strong female character,” but that there isn’t enough of a variety of women in young adult books.

In young adult literature, girl characters can range from “damsel in distress” to “strong female character.” The “damsel in distress” can be seen in Bella Swan in “Twilight” because she has no goals ...

5) Whenever everybody in Hollywood starts writing the same character, it quickly gets annoying. I’m reminded of the period, in the 1990s, where all female characters had “attitude,” meaning ...

There have been so many would-be “think-pieces” about 20th Century Fox’s Gone Girl that I am leery of jumping into the fray. So instead of dissecting the film’s plot and themes, I want to ...