A look at the "strong female character" in young adult literature, and why I so often have a problem with her.

Music from:

Music for Manatees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Research:

Got some of my information from here, I think there was another video I used but can no longer find it, so here's a video from the same guy:    • Feminist Misandry Infests Doctor Who  

Sex differences in cardiovascular function during submaximal exercise in humans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

How Testosterone Benefits Your Body: https://www.healthline.com/health/ben...

Sex differences in thoracic dimensions and configuration: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...

Women in combat at disadvantage, Marine Corps study shows: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-c...

MAN VS. WOMAN: https://missyerickson.wordpress.com/2...

Women in Combat: Physical Differences May Mean Uphill Battle: https://www.livescience.com/52998-wom...

The 'macho' gene that makes men behave aggressively has been found: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetec...

Study finds some significant differences in brains of men and women: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/0...

Infants show a preference for toys that ‘match’ their gender before they know what gender is: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/06/03/...

In addition to fuelling aggression, testosterone can also make men more generous, study says: http://www.latimes.com/science/scienc...

Are women more empathetic than men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...

Clips used:
New Moon:    • New Moon-Bella jumps from the cliff  

The Golden Compass:    • Lee Scoresby and Lyra: Clip - The Gol...  

The Lord of the Rings:    • Aragorn vs Uruk Hai  

Mad Max:    • Video