Yes, she was a female superhero — the kind that could inspire girls to dress up and play make believe and appoint themselves Amazonian gods. A superhero who happened to be a woman. But then suddenly you’re a 35-year-old woman sitting in a theater and you see the thing that was missing — the boss, the doctor, the president or the righteous superhero who happens to be a woman — and something clicks. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt will come as a surprise to no one that the industry is stacked. By one tally, the total speaking time for female characters in “Star Wars” who are not named Princess Leia is 63 seconds.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2017 00:10 UTC