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From the female warriors of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to the superhuman heroines of X-Men, tough women are breaking box office records. Some look at these screen fighter babes as a sign that Hollywood has finally given in to gender equity. But others say these female action heroes do nothing to advance society’s notions of women. Sociologist Martha McCaughey (Virginia Tech), co-editor of Reel Knockouts: Violent Women in the Movies, wrestles with the questions posed by such films.
