Thats the problem with trying to shoe-horn 'equality', what you're shoe-horning is frequently just an obvious token. Nobody comes out well in these situations..
I FEEL AS IF THE MAJORITY OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN MOVIES, TELEVISION, AND BOOKS ARE WRITTEN FOR THE SAKE OF PANDERING RATHER THAN ACTUALLY HAVING A WORTHWHILE CHARACTER TO EXPLORE. FOR EVERY INTERESTING FEMALE LEAD I FIND, THERE ARE A DOZEN MORE DEVOID OF ANY CHARACTER TRAITS OTHER THAN BEING STANDOFFISH AND AGGRESSIVE FOR NO REAL VALID REASON.