With so many female superhero productions in the works, all signs are pointing to a new era of super-women in a genre that’s long been a boys’ club.

“It’s going to be really exciting for girls and women to see themselves represented on the screen,” says Sam Maggs, an editor for geek girl culture site The Mary Sue and author of the upcoming book The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Maggs says the surge of female superheroes is likely because women have been able to voice their desire to see more onscreen representation in recent years.

“I really feel like the advent of social media and these communities online has such a big impact on this,” she says. “Because before, 10 years ago, eight years ago, when we had a problem with it, there were no outlets to speak out about it.”

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