Though it's not where I always am, I come from England and I noticed something recently that bothers me. England is way behind when it comes to featuring strong women in the media.

This didn't even occur to me until we were talking about which strong women deserve a place on our new banner for this spot. Not one of us mentioned one from England. You could say Lara Croft, but I don't think she counts as an English example because it wasn't until production of Tomb Raider was handed over to an American company did she stop being a cartoonish big-boobed caricature of a woman and became a good and...