Supergirl (2015)

Supergirl is an American television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, that airs on CBS. It is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and stars Melissa Benoistas the title character. By leaning into its earnestness, Supergirl delivers moments of clear, smile-inducing joy. Amidst this age of gloom-and-doom superheroes, Supergirl has no fear of being happy, hopeful, and bright, something that's true to the character that writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino created for DC Comics in 1959. And there's something courageous in that daring pursuit. The result is one of the scrappiest and most irresistible shows on television this season.

The following video is a review of the series in regards to a strong female character and women empowerment in present media and television by "Women on TV" blog members. 

Toph Beifong - Avatar the Last Airbender

Toph Beifong is one of the main characters in Avatar the Last Airbender. A rich, blind daughter; she learns how to earth-bend from a group of badger moles. From this, she overcomes her blind disability by seeing through detecting objects and people through vibrations she feels through her feet. She has also developed a keen sense of hearing. Toph goes on a journey with the Avatar to teach him earthbending skills and learns how to metal bend (the purest form of Earth) in the process.

Having been born into a prestigious family, Toph was expected to act as according to her noble status; well-mannered and proper. However, she overturns this expected role becoming a most formidable opponent/ally, choosing a rougher attitude over a gentle demeanor and having a sense of humour that pokes fun at herself. She cares little for her appearance since she cannot see and this makes Toph an incredibly important female representative as her character is shown to overturn the female stereotypes yet she can still be one of the most loved people in the series.

Earthbending/Vibration Detection

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist Winfrey y is best known for her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey show” which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. She has been dubbed the “Queen of all media” and is ranked the richest African American of the 20^th century. The most influential woman in the world. In 2013 Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by president Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degree from Duke and Harvard.

Winfrey was born in Mississippi where she suffered poverty. Her mother was a single-teenage mother. Later on Winfrey acquired a job in radio while still in high school and began co-anchoring the local evening news at the age of 19.

In  1983, Winfrey relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV’s low-rated half-hour morning talk show, “AM Chicago”. The movie critic "Roger Ebert" persuaded her to sign a syndication deal with King World. Ebert predicted that she would generate 40 times as much as revenue as his television, At the Movies. It was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show", expanded to a full hour, and broadcast nationally beginning September 8,1986. 

In the early years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the program was classified as a tabloid talk show. In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format, hosting shows on broader topics such as heart disease, geopolitics, spirituality and meditation, interviewing celebrities on social issues they were directly involved with, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse, and hosting televised giveaways including shows where every audience member received a new car (donated by General Motors) or a trip to Australia (donated by Australian Tourism bodies).

Ellen DeGeneres :The Queen of Funny!

Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003.

DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the Primetime Emmys. She has authored three books and started her own record company, Eleveneleven. She has won 13 Emmys, 14 People's Choice Awards, and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.

DeGeneres returned to television in 2001 with a new CBS sitcom, The Ellen Show. DeGeneres launched a daytime television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in September 2003.

It was nominated for 11 Daytime Emmy Awards in its first season, winning four, including Best Talk Show. The show has won 25 Emmy Awards for its first three seasons on the air. DeGeneres is known for her dancing and singing with the audience at the beginning of the show and during commercial breaks. She often gives away free prizes and trips to be in her show's studio audience with the help of her sponsors. Following is the link to the official site of the show: http://www.ellentv.com

And one of the clips of her show:

Clarke Griffin - The 100

Despite the fact that it is set in a future apocalyptical world. The Clarke portrayed by Eliza Taylor is a great role model and a leader that steps us despite still being in her teen. As her ultimate goal is to just save her friends and look out for her people. An admirable quality to have in a great friend. Within the series her character has been left open ended in her sexuality. We have seen this through her relationship with Finn and Lexa. 

Also the shows hasn’t centralised on these issues rather, they hint and explore the fact that an individuals sexuality is not necessarily found with a certain type of woman. Also, that this is just one of the qualities she possesses, will still being able to juggle more important things, such as the safety of her friends lives. 

Ai Enma – Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl)

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” – Confucius

Ai is the protagonist or even anti-heroine of the anime series Hell Girl. The series focuses on various people who wish to send another person to hell. To do this, they must access the Hells Corresponding Website at midnight and enter the person’s name they wish to send to Hell. Ai will then proceed to accept the request if she believes the hatred to be strong enough and will present to the client a straw doll with a red ribbon. Following the Confucius saying, Ai must warn the client that if they pull the red ribbon, not only will their selected person be sent to Hell but a mark will appear on the client’s body as a permanent reminder that they too will be sent to Hell.

 

Ai takes on a very emotionless persona and proceeds with her work efficiently without any remorse. She does not discriminate between her cases and does not bother to gauge the morality of the act; whether or not it is deserving for a person to be sent to Hell. It is for this reason she can be perceived as an anti-heroine since if there is enough hatred against an innocent person, that person will still be sent to Hell by the                                                     clients request.

It is important to note that Ai was once a human who due to an unfortunate series of events made a pact with the Master of Hell. She still has feelings that reside within her however they are suppressed at the Master’s command. Due to the events of her previous life, she holds a lot of anger and empathizes with some of her clients for their need for revenge however she chooses not to show it.

Hells Corresponding Website