# Bring on the female superheroes!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxColoradoSprings
- Speaker: Christopher Bell
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_bell_bring_on_the_female_superheroes)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids -- and what it means for how we teach them about the world.

## Lectures

1. [Bring on the female superheroes!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christopher_bell_bring_on_the_female_superheroes/ec1bcca5f0dd), 16 min (TED's player)