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  • Marvel's Phase Four is slowly pushing diversity to the MCU's forefront. 1 / 9

  • This comes after a 10-year wait for just one solo female-fronted film. 2 / 9

  • The second one is only happening after years of fan demand. 3 / 9

  • Women have gotten slightly more starring solo roles on MCU TV shows. 4 / 9

  • But, starting with Ant-Man and the Wasp, the MCU has preferred to partner women up with men. 5 / 9

  • Scarlet Witch has to share WandaVision's title, and is left out of Doctor Strange 2's. 6 / 9

  • On top of this, women only made up 10% of screen time in the MCU's first decade. 7 / 9

  • And only 14% of superhero/sci-fi movies made between 2009-2018 starred women. 8 / 9

  • Marvel Studios needs to put more faith in its female characters to lead films on their own. 9 / 9