User blog comment:Bratpack/Powerful Women/@comment-4411406-20141023144025

You're kind of right. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that when these comics first came out, women where not seen as the "super hero" type. Women in the comics where mostly just the love interest, family member or if they did fight crime, they filled a secondary position. Even as women started to move up and become the prime hero in comics, they were still shown as being second string heroes.

Today most people realize that women can be strong heroes and not just seen as the "love interest". I think Marvel sees the films and TV shows as the best way to get this point across and allow female character to have their moment in the spotlight. And there are those who will admit they can be tired of seeing males hero always portrayed as being both physically and emotionally strong especially for so many years.

I guess you can say it's just part of the world we now live in.