Gloria Steinem's Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is an iconic super heroine who has existed over the years and still remains popular today. In Gloria Steinem’s essay on Wonder Woman, she explains how she evolved overtime when people reading the comics have grown to like her and what her specialities were. Wonder Woman was a feminist icon that had an appeal to both women and men, but she also had traits that taught both genders how to be sufficient with their abilities, such as independence, courage, and strength. Steinem describes that female superheroes do more sensible actions than male superheroes (Steinem 266). She focuses on Wonder Woman’s physical appearance that provided a lot of attraction for men, which got them to like her along with the women (Steinem 267). Steinem also agrees with the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, about his message on feminism by comparing what male and female superheroes represent based on their qualities (Steinem 269).

We can agree with Steinem that girls need to dive into the consciousness of what feats male superheroes do. That way, they could look up to them as a role model. A lot of movies or comics that have male heroes, show the qualities of what most males can relate to, such as having more vulnerability fighting villains. Girls, however, can’t relate much to that kind of quality in male heroes, as the heroes that girls look up to have better understanding in what the females did, such as being more independent and courageous. When men and women see movies with a strong female lead that has these qualities, they can see what to expect from them and be