The Ideal Female Superhero

In class you asked us what our ideal female superhero would be like. The reason this is a hard question to answer clearly and to the point is because it's nearly impossible within this prompt. I feel like this is the exact question that gets discussed in the board room full of executive men producers when designing the next blockbuster superhero movie. Because it's always limited to one female, and if there's one female which traits do you give her to best represent woman? But that's a loaded question, one woman cannot represent all woman. A common trend to create a respectable female heroine is to strip her of all femininity and make her a "bad ass." Give her positive traits we associate being stereotypically masculine, like physical strength, brashness, and the ability to be stoic in all situations. Extra points if she scoffs at the thought of wearing a dress or makes fun of other girls for wearing makeup. But then at the same time there's is nothing wrong with that trope. A girl can be masculine if she wants and visa versa. But if I gave my ideal female superhero those traits and those traits alone I'd be sending a weird message. I'd be discouraging stereotypical female behavior while also trying to represent the same group I'm mocking. But there's this super crazy solution that most hollywood movies tend to forget. Stick with me here but it is actually possible to have, drum roll please, more than one woman! Whoa! Woman are people with complex emotions, ambition, and personal experiences, it would be impossible to have one heroine stand for all of that. To increase representation you would need a whole crew of heroines, all with different backgrounds, traits, and motives.