There's an interesting thing called "The Bechdel Test". A work of fiction "passes" the test if it has 2 named female characters who talk to each other about som

There's an interesting thing called "The Bechdel Test". A work of fiction "passes" the test if it has 2 named female characters who talk to each other about something aside from a man. It's a simple little thought experiement, and it's shocking how many films don't pass it. It was first mentioned in a web comic, and Aliens is the example given.