Jessica Jones is just one example of a new kind of superheroine taking over TV and movies: a kind of believable super-powered woman – at least in terms of character and emotion – who inspires female fans rather than titillates young males. When male superheroes took over the box office in the 2000s, women got only a few weak attempts at their own franchises: Halle Berry as Catwoman and Jennifer Garner as Elektra, capable actresses both, suffered from muddled scripts that demanded sexed-up portrayals. But Hollywood has spent the last few years tiptoeing toward a different type of superheroine. In 2012, The Dark Knight Rises introduced Anne Hathaway as a more capable and clothed Catwoman – not desexed, but she had more to do more than provide eye candy. The same year, The Avengers brought us a more empowered Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson. And now studios seem to finally be figuring out how to create compelling superheroines.