Friday, September 27, 2013

Boys won’t watch girl heroines? Turns out that’s not true.


From "Dora" to "Korra" to "WordGirl," there are plenty of shows that have hit gender parity by featuring strong female leads and action-packed storylines. “We have sort of a framework for the development of female characters,” says Lesli Rotenberg, PBS’s general manager of children’s programming, explaining "WordGirl," the language-loving, crime-fighting action heroine. “We want to make sure that they are three-dimensional, that they’re inquisitive, that they’re funny, that they’re proactive, that they drive the plot.”

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