Sometimes Hollywood is a microcosm of America.

Take the recent case of  Wonder Woman, a star of the DC superhero universe.

Warner Bros. recently announced news regarding the upcoming Batman versus Superman movie. Included is the news Gal Godot will star as Wonder Woman.

This is refreshing news…it’s good to see woman superhero for a change!

But others remain frustrated… why can’t she get her own movie?

After all, recent movies such as the Hunger Games have proven that action movies starring female actresses have the potential for success.

But Hollywood isn’t the only place where women (roughly 50% of the American population mind you) have gone invisible.

In the Business world, only about 4% of CEO’s are women. Those who have made it to the top often face double standards. This is a trend embodied in a semi-recent case study; participants were given the description of a business manager who they evaluated based on competence and “worthiness of respect”.

The theoretical manager was declared successful by both group -the only difference? One group was told that the manager’s name was Heidi, the others knew it as Howard. Groups who evaluated Heidi consistently evaluated her as less likable than her male counterpart.

This isn’t just a theory. “The Everyday Sexism Project” allows men and women to chronicle instances where sexual discrimination and harassment are experienced To no one’s surprise, many posts are related to workplace incidents.

Ouch.

But, things are changing.

Bring out the balloons guys, cause GM just announced its newest CEO: Mary Barra. 

Meanwhile, about half the workforce is now made up of women. Not to mention the rising number of female college students.

Here at USDemocrazy we’re hoping that appointments like Barra’s will become regular enough that we won’t be posting about it. Until then, we’ll just have to settle for celebrating these fundamental steps forward. Because who’s going to complain about another excuse to bring out those fabulous metaphorical balloons?