Women and girls continue to be underrepresented in movies: they still get only about one-third of speaking roles. This continues to negatively impact actresses, as well as the self-esteem of female audience members. There is reason to celebrate, though: There are more leading or co-leading roles for women and girls in top grossing films than ever: in 2022, it was 44%, an all time high. Let's support these films so the movie industry moves towards more equality.
We can start by celebrating these female protagonists: which of these heroines from 2023 is your favorite? Speak up and speak out (and see sources for the above information)
here.
Also vote for your favorite heroines of
2022,
2021,
2020,
2019,
2018, and
2017.
Notes: Except for the first five, characters are listed in alphabetical order. Characters based on real people have asterisks next to their names.
