But I would argue that a weak female character is not necessarily a bad one. Not every woman is strong. Some women cry, some women are desperate to find a husband, some women are fine on their own, some women are not warriors. I would rather have an interesting female character than a strong one, any day of the week.

Ariella Kahan-Harth on twitter asked us to take a look at gender in modern high school musicals, such as Dear Evan Hansen and Be More Chill. In addition to those two, we'll also look at Mean Girls.