Collage (using stills from films mentioned) by Nahomy Ortiz For a long time, it was very hard for me identify myself with female characters in film. As a child, I looked up to female characters like Catwoman (2004) and Cady Heron (Mean Girls 2004), but I later came to realize that characters like Catwoman were just oversexualized characters that taught young girls that being pretty and sexy was the only goal to stride for. Within media, some characters have become more and mo