I think the writers and creators have done very well to try to make a variety of strong female personalities, but network television has long been guilty of portraying women with one single motive: finding their prince charming. I find Regina to be one of the most dynamic characters on television right now, female or male. She’s a queen who wears frickin’ leather pants! but I don’t think that the character helps the feminist movement much. Nothing against the actresses of the show, they are all very talented, but they are also all around 5’6″ and 115lbs with tiny facial features and cute outfits. Not very empowering to the stout women or the tall ones with big noses to see that the only women who look like them will probably end up playing witches and monsters.