We were talking about this just the other day. "Occasionally women could legitimately rise up to speak – to defend their homes, their children, their husbands

We were talking about this just the other day. "Occasionally women could legitimately rise up to speak – to defend their homes, their children, their husbands or the interests of other women" To this day, writers struggle to find internal motivation for their female characters. Usually an active women character will be fleeing from danger or recovering what's hers. Meanwhile male character doesn't need to justify his ambition. He just want to conquer, and he's going to.